Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.6% | 61.9% | 64.2% | 66.4% | 68.7% | 71.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.3% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 8.8% | 11.3% | 13.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.9% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 12.6% | 14.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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5.8% | 7.9% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 13.9% | 16.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.40% | 0.79% | 1.19% | 1.58% | 1.98% |
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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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