Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.0% | 56.4% | 58.7% | 60.9% | 63.2% | 65.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.29% | 0.70% | 1.11% | 1.52% | 1.93% | 2.34% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.2% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 11.6% | 12.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.2% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 15.1% | 19.4% | 23.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.72% | 3.14% | 3.56% | 3.98% | 4.40% | 4.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.52% | 0.81% | 1.09% | 1.38% | 1.66% | 1.95% |
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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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4.8% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 11.6% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.31% | 0.42% | 0.53% |
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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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