Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.8% | 46.3% | 47.7% | 49.1% | 50.5% | 52.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.76% | 4.06% | 4.36% | 4.66% | 4.96% | 5.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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10.32% | 10.77% | 11.22% | 11.67% | 12.12% | 12.58% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.25% | 5.34% | 5.42% | 5.50% | 5.58% | 5.67% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.8% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.89% | 1.13% | 1.36% | 1.59% | 1.82% | 2.05% |
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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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19.00% | 19.46% | 19.91% | 20.37% | 20.83% | 21.29% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.238% | 0.255% | 0.271% | 0.288% | 0.304% | 0.321% |
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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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