Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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65.6% | 66.2% | 66.8% | 67.4% | 68.0% | 68.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.19% | 3.56% | 3.93% | 4.31% | 4.68% | 5.06% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.92% | 5.29% | 5.66% | 6.03% | 6.40% | 6.78% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.80% | 6.17% | 6.54% | 6.90% | 7.27% | 7.64% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.15% | 3.26% | 3.36% | 3.46% | 3.55% | 3.66% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.06% | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.29% | 0.36% | 0.43% |
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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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11.37% | 11.55% | 11.72% | 11.90% | 12.08% | 12.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.42% | 0.56% | 0.69% | 0.82% | 0.95% | 1.09% |
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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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