Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.4% | 56.6% | 60.7% | 64.8% | 68.9% | 73.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.25% | 4.60% | 4.94% | 5.28% | 5.62% | 5.97% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.5% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 13.4% | 15.7% | 18.1% |
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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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0.54% | 0.77% | 0.99% | 1.21% | 1.44% | 1.66% |
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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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2.0% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 13.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.85% |
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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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