Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.2% | 62.8% | 64.2% | 65.7% | 67.2% | 68.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.81% | 3.18% | 3.54% | 3.90% | 4.26% | 4.62% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.0% | 9.6% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 14.3% | 16.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.8% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
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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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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.73% | 1.09% | 1.45% | 1.82% |
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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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2.3% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.48% | 0.64% | 0.81% |
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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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