Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.4% | 57.5% | 59.6% | 61.7% | 63.7% | 65.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.38% | 0.44% | 0.49% | 0.54% | 0.59% | 0.65% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.9% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 14.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.3% | 9.5% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 13.2% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.10% | 4.41% | 4.71% | 5.01% | 5.31% | 5.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.02% | 1.24% | 1.45% | 1.66% | 1.87% | 2.09% |
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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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7.04% | 7.41% | 7.77% | 8.13% | 8.50% | 8.86% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.15% | 1.44% | 1.72% | 2.00% | 2.28% | 2.57% |
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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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