Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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64.6% | 66.0% | 67.3% | 68.7% | 70.0% | 71.4% |
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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% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.79% | 5.05% | 5.31% | 5.57% | 5.82% | 6.09% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.19% | 2.51% | 2.83% | 3.15% | 3.46% | 3.78% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.64% | 0.71% | 0.77% | 0.83% | 0.89% | 0.96% |
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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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8.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.022% | 0.045% | 0.067% | 0.090% | 0.113% |
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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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