Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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37.7% | 40.2% | 42.7% | 45.1% | 47.6% | 50.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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7.1% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 13.1% | 14.6% |
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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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8.2% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.018% | 9.057% | 9.095% | 9.132% | 9.170% | 9.209% |
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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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10.4% | 12.0% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 16.7% | 18.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.57% | 0.85% | 1.14% | 1.43% |
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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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