Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.8% | 62.9% | 65.0% | 67.1% | 69.2% | 71.4% |
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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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6.93% | 7.10% | 7.26% | 7.43% | 7.59% | 7.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.22% | 4.51% | 4.80% | 5.09% | 5.38% | 5.67% |
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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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0.40% | 0.51% | 0.62% | 0.72% | 0.83% | 0.94% |
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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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5.3% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 13.4% | 15.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.09% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.38% | 0.48% | 0.58% |
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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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