Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.9% | 58.7% | 59.4% | 60.2% | 60.9% | 61.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.261% | 3.290% | 3.319% | 3.347% | 3.376% | 3.404% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.3% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.014% | 6.032% | 6.049% | 6.067% | 6.084% | 6.102% |
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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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1.091% | 1.098% | 1.104% | 1.110% | 1.115% | 1.122% |
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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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11.3% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 14.8% | 15.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.256% | 0.267% | 0.276% | 0.286% | 0.296% | 0.306% |
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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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