Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.2% | 59.0% | 59.7% | 60.4% | 61.2% | 62.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.689% | 2.723% | 2.757% | 2.790% | 2.824% | 2.858% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.2% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 13.6% | 14.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.80% | 4.09% | 4.37% | 4.66% | 4.94% | 5.23% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.80% | 7.28% | 7.76% | 8.25% | 8.73% | 9.21% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.058% | 1.100% | 1.141% | 1.183% | 1.224% | 1.266% |
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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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11.07% | 11.21% | 11.34% | 11.48% | 11.61% | 11.75% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.042% | 0.085% | 0.127% | 0.169% | 0.212% |
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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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