Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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70.8% | 71.7% | 72.6% | 73.5% | 74.4% | 75.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.90% | 0.98% | 1.05% | 1.12% | 1.20% | 1.28% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.44% | 5.86% | 6.27% | 6.68% | 7.09% | 7.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.28% | 2.69% | 3.09% | 3.49% | 3.89% | 4.30% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.43% | 1.61% | 1.79% | 1.98% | 2.16% | 2.35% |
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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% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.22% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.89% | 1.12% |
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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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