Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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62.5% | 65.0% | 67.4% | 69.8% | 72.2% | 74.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.18% | 3.33% | 3.47% | 3.61% | 3.75% | 3.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.47% | 7.54% | 7.60% | 7.66% | 7.72% | 7.78% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.91% | 6.03% | 6.15% | 6.27% | 6.38% | 6.51% |
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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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0.58% | 0.96% | 1.33% | 1.70% | 2.07% | 2.44% |
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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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3.5% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 11.2% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.29% | 0.60% | 0.90% | 1.21% | 1.51% | 1.83% |
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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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