Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.73% | 64.19% | 64.65% | 65.10% | 65.56% | 66.02% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.37% | 2.57% | 2.76% | 2.96% | 3.15% | 3.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.43% | 3.83% | 4.23% | 4.63% | 5.02% | 5.43% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.2% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.99% | 9.48% | 9.97% | 10.46% | 10.95% | 11.45% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.17% | 0.31% | 0.45% | 0.59% | 0.72% | 0.86% |
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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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6.69% | 7.09% | 7.48% | 7.88% | 8.28% | 8.68% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.33% | 0.41% |
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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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