Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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72.8% | 74.4% | 76.0% | 77.6% | 79.2% | 80.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.07% | 1.22% | 1.37% | 1.51% | 1.66% | 1.80% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.7% | 9.2% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 14.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.948% | 2.994% | 3.039% | 3.084% | 3.129% | 3.175% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.63% | 0.95% | 1.26% | 1.57% | 1.89% | 2.20% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.84% | 2.07% | 2.30% | 2.54% | 2.77% | 3.00% |
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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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0.449% | 0.474% | 0.498% | 0.523% | 0.547% | 0.572% |
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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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