Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.5% | 62.0% | 63.5% | 65.1% | 66.6% | 68.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.37% | 1.63% | 1.89% | 2.14% | 2.40% | 2.66% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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1.43% | 1.68% | 1.92% | 2.17% | 2.41% | 2.66% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.6% | 12.1% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 16.6% | 18.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.580% | 5.602% | 5.623% | 5.644% | 5.665% | 5.686% |
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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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2.5% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 10.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.13% | 0.26% | 0.38% | 0.51% | 0.64% |
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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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