Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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29.3% | 32.4% | 35.4% | 38.4% | 41.4% | 44.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.3% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 8.0% | 9.9% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.6% | 3.7% | 6.8% | 9.8% | 12.9% | 16.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.4% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 12.9% | 15.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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17.9% | 21.4% | 24.8% | 28.2% | 31.6% | 35.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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