Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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64.0% | 65.8% | 67.6% | 69.5% | 71.3% | 73.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.34% | 1.52% | 1.69% | 1.86% | 2.03% | 2.21% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.2% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.70% | 6.89% | 7.07% | 7.25% | 7.43% | 7.62% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.35% | 1.76% | 2.17% | 2.57% | 2.98% | 3.40% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.817% | 0.851% | 0.884% | 0.918% | 0.951% | 0.985% |
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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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5.4% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.043% | 0.085% | 0.128% | 0.171% | 0.214% |
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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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