Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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42.5% | 46.2% | 49.8% | 53.4% | 57.0% | 60.7% |
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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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10.17% | 10.31% | 10.45% | 10.58% | 10.72% | 10.86% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.31% | 2.42% | 2.52% | 2.63% | 2.73% | 2.84% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.07% | 1.21% | 1.34% | 1.47% | 1.60% | 1.74% |
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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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9.6% | 13.5% | 17.4% | 21.2% | 25.1% | 29.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.23% | 0.31% | 0.40% |
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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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