Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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72.7% | 73.8% | 74.9% | 75.9% | 77.0% | 78.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.51% | 2.64% | 2.77% | 2.89% | 3.02% | 3.15% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.3% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.93% | 3.08% | 3.23% | 3.37% | 3.52% | 3.67% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.20% | 0.44% | 0.67% | 0.90% | 1.13% | 1.36% |
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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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6.86% | 6.97% | 7.08% | 7.19% | 7.29% | 7.41% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.76% | 0.96% |
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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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