Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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67.3% | 70.0% | 72.7% | 75.4% | 78.1% | 80.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.38% | 0.77% | 1.15% | 1.54% | 1.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.80% | 5.10% | 5.38% | 5.67% | 5.96% | 6.25% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.86% | 4.98% | 5.10% | 5.21% | 5.33% | 5.45% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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3.8% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.97% |
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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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