Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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62.72% | 63.09% | 63.46% | 63.83% | 64.20% | 64.58% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.35% | 1.84% | 2.32% | 2.80% | 3.28% | 3.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.33% | 4.83% | 5.32% | 5.82% | 6.31% | 6.81% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.10% | 6.19% | 6.28% | 6.37% | 6.45% | 6.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.8% | 8.6% | 10.3% | 12.1% | 13.8% | 15.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.274% | 1.282% | 1.290% | 1.299% | 1.307% | 1.315% |
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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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6.1% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 11.2% | 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% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.26% |
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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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