Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.5% | 57.0% | 61.4% | 65.9% | 70.3% | 74.8% |
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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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7.3% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 11.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.94% | 2.38% | 2.81% | 3.24% | 3.67% | 4.11% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.1% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.000% | 0.049% | 0.098% | 0.147% | 0.196% | 0.246% |
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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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4.6% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 18.0% | 21.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.24% | 0.30% |
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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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