Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.4% | 58.6% | 61.8% | 64.9% | 68.1% | 71.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.385% | 0.419% | 0.453% | 0.487% | 0.521% | 0.556% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.1% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 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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6.7% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.85% | 3.11% | 3.36% | 3.61% | 3.86% | 4.11% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.951% | 0.967% | 0.982% | 0.997% | 1.012% | 1.027% |
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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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8.85% | 8.99% | 9.12% | 9.25% | 9.38% | 9.52% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.69% | 0.92% | 1.16% |
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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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