Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.5% | 60.1% | 61.6% | 63.1% | 64.6% | 66.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.72% | 3.14% | 3.55% | 3.96% | 4.36% | 4.78% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.9% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 11.7% | 13.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.94% | 5.37% | 5.80% | 6.23% | 6.66% | 7.10% |
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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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0.00% | 0.41% | 0.82% | 1.23% | 1.64% | 2.06% |
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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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12.27% | 12.68% | 13.08% | 13.49% | 13.89% | 14.30% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.25% | 0.49% | 0.74% | 0.98% | 1.23% |
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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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