Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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62.43% | 62.72% | 63.01% | 63.30% | 63.58% | 63.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.35% | 0.59% | 0.83% | 1.07% | 1.30% | 1.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.2% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.36% | 4.76% | 5.15% | 5.54% | 5.93% | 6.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.6% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 10.3% | 12.0% |
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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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11.3% | 12.6% | 13.9% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 17.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.11% | 0.35% | 0.59% | 0.82% | 1.06% | 1.30% |
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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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