Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.5% | 55.7% | 56.8% | 58.0% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.7% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.65% | 8.13% | 8.59% | 9.06% | 9.52% | 9.99% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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8.67% | 9.12% | 9.56% | 10.01% | 10.46% | 10.91% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.25% | 0.64% | 1.03% | 1.42% | 1.81% | 2.20% |
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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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