Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.5% | 57.6% | 59.6% | 61.6% | 63.7% | 65.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.3% | 6.9% | 9.5% | 12.2% | 14.8% | 17.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.31% | 8.40% | 8.49% | 8.59% | 8.68% | 8.77% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.61% | 5.07% | 5.52% | 5.97% | 6.42% | 6.88% |
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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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0.32% | 0.51% | 0.69% | 0.87% | 1.05% | 1.24% |
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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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8.9% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.009% | 0.019% | 0.028% | 0.038% | 0.048% |
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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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