Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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42.4% | 44.7% | 46.9% | 49.1% | 51.4% | 53.6% |
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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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6.32% | 6.46% | 6.60% | 6.74% | 6.88% | 7.02% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.5% | 12.6% | 13.6% | 14.7% | 15.7% | 16.8% |
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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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5.57% | 5.87% | 6.16% | 6.46% | 6.75% | 7.05% |
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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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13.8% | 15.1% | 16.3% | 17.6% | 18.8% | 20.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 1.05% | 1.32% |
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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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