Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.06% | 57.23% | 57.40% | 57.57% | 57.73% | 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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3.26% | 3.33% | 3.40% | 3.47% | 3.53% | 3.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.3% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 11.1% | 12.4% | 13.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.0018% | 6.0043% | 6.0068% | 6.0093% | 6.0118% | 6.0143% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.46% | 8.62% | 8.77% | 8.92% | 9.08% | 9.24% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.12% | 1.32% | 1.52% | 1.72% | 1.92% | 2.13% |
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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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7.5% | 9.2% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 14.0% | 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% | 0.39% | 0.48% | 0.57% | 0.65% | 0.74% |
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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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