Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.2% | 60.4% | 62.5% | 64.6% | 66.8% | 69.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.25% | 2.34% | 2.43% | 2.52% | 2.60% | 2.69% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.4% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 12.5% | 14.8% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.26% | 1.53% | 1.80% | 2.07% | 2.34% | 2.61% |
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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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8.1% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 10.5% | 11.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.93% | 1.23% | 1.55% |
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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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