Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.1% | 57.0% | 58.9% | 60.8% | 62.8% | 64.7% |
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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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4.94% | 5.39% | 5.84% | 6.30% | 6.75% | 7.20% |
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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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16.9% | 17.6% | 18.2% | 18.8% | 19.5% | 20.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.17% | 2.35% | 2.52% | 2.69% | 2.87% | 3.04% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.37% | 0.55% | 0.74% | 0.93% |
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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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