Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.0% | 67.6% | 69.1% | 70.7% | 72.3% | 73.9% |
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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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5.8% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.42% | 2.51% | 2.60% | 2.69% | 2.78% | 2.87% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.71% | 1.05% | 1.38% | 1.71% | 2.05% | 2.38% |
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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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6.34% | 6.73% | 7.12% | 7.52% | 7.91% | 8.30% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.019% | 0.037% | 0.056% | 0.075% | 0.094% |
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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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