Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.6% | 57.8% | 58.9% | 60.1% | 61.2% | 62.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.69% | 2.04% | 2.40% | 2.75% | 3.10% | 3.46% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.5% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 13.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.17% | 6.41% | 6.65% | 6.88% | 7.12% | 7.36% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.07% | 5.14% | 5.21% | 5.28% | 5.34% | 5.41% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.720% | 2.734% | 2.748% | 2.762% | 2.776% | 2.790% |
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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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11.91% | 12.30% | 12.69% | 13.08% | 13.47% | 13.87% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.029% | 0.059% | 0.088% | 0.118% | 0.148% |
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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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