Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.3% | 60.0% | 61.7% | 63.4% | 65.1% | 66.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.87% | 4.18% | 4.49% | 4.79% | 5.10% | 5.41% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.0% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.92% | 4.42% | 4.92% | 5.42% | 5.91% | 6.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.29% | 1.37% | 1.46% | 1.54% | 1.62% | 1.71% |
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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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8.2% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 13.2% | 14.8% | 16.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.37% | 0.55% | 0.74% | 0.92% | 1.11% | 1.30% |
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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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