Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.0% | 55.7% | 57.3% | 59.0% | 60.6% | 62.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.9% | 7.3% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 14.4% | 16.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.8% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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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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8.8% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 12.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.16% | 0.37% | 0.58% | 0.78% | 0.98% | 1.19% |
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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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