Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.0% | 61.6% | 63.2% | 64.8% | 66.3% | 68.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.12% | 2.48% | 2.83% | 3.18% | 3.53% | 3.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.57% | 7.89% | 8.20% | 8.51% | 8.82% | 9.14% |
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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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0.49% | 0.72% | 0.94% | 1.16% | 1.38% | 1.60% |
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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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11.3% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 17.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.11% | 0.23% | 0.34% | 0.46% | 0.58% |
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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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