Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.9% | 61.7% | 62.5% | 63.2% | 64.0% | 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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1.71% | 1.94% | 2.17% | 2.40% | 2.63% | 2.86% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.13% | 6.44% | 6.74% | 7.05% | 7.35% | 7.66% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.28% | 9.54% | 9.79% | 10.05% | 10.30% | 10.56% |
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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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1.93% | 2.15% | 2.36% | 2.57% | 2.78% | 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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9.3% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
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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% | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.23% | 0.29% |
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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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