Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.3% | 57.3% | 59.1% | 61.0% | 62.9% | 64.8% |
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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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6.1% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.9% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 10.6% |
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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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1.46% | 1.77% | 2.08% | 2.38% | 2.69% | 3.00% |
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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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11.20% | 11.42% | 11.63% | 11.84% | 12.06% | 12.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.285% | 0.333% | 0.381% | 0.428% | 0.476% | 0.524% |
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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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