Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.2% | 55.9% | 58.6% | 61.2% | 63.8% | 66.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.19% | 0.59% | 1.00% | 1.40% | 1.81% | 2.22% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.07% | 7.32% | 7.57% | 7.81% | 8.06% | 8.31% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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11.8% | 14.1% | 16.4% | 18.7% | 21.0% | 23.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.42% | 1.87% | 2.32% | 2.76% | 3.20% | 3.65% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.35% | 0.47% | 0.60% |
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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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