Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.9% | 60.6% | 61.2% | 61.8% | 62.5% | 63.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.48% | 2.54% | 2.61% | 2.67% | 2.73% | 2.80% |
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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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5.1% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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11.1% | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.93% | 1.19% | 1.44% | 1.70% | 1.96% | 2.22% |
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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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3.6% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.42% |
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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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