Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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75.8% | 76.9% | 78.0% | 79.0% | 80.1% | 81.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.28% | 3.70% | 4.12% | 4.54% | 4.96% | 5.38% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.10% | 2.60% | 3.10% | 3.59% | 4.09% | 4.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.61% | 4.82% | 5.02% | 5.23% | 5.43% | 5.64% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.79% | 0.98% | 1.16% | 1.34% | 1.52% | 1.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.51% | 0.93% | 1.35% | 1.76% | 2.18% | 2.60% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.85% |
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A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):
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Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
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Private: Employee of private company workers
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Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
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Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
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Local Government: Local government workers
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State Government: State government workers
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Federal Government: Federal government workers
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Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
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Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
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