Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.16% | 56.51% | 56.86% | 57.21% | 57.55% | 57.91% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.52% | 1.87% | 2.22% | 2.57% | 2.91% | 3.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.3% | 8.5% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 12.0% | 13.2% |
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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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7.09% | 7.37% | 7.64% | 7.91% | 8.19% | 8.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.12% | 1.49% | 1.87% | 2.24% | 2.61% | 2.99% |
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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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8.8% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 14.2% | 15.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.30% | 0.38% | 0.45% | 0.52% | 0.59% | 0.67% |
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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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