Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.7% | 58.1% | 59.4% | 60.7% | 62.1% | 63.4% |
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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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5.8% | 8.0% | 10.3% | 12.5% | 14.7% | 17.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.82% | 6.23% | 6.64% | 7.05% | 7.46% | 7.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.91% | 3.04% | 3.16% | 3.29% | 3.42% | 3.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.78% | 0.92% | 1.05% | 1.19% | 1.32% | 1.46% |
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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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4.7% | 7.4% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 18.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.49% |
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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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