Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.8% | 52.6% | 57.3% | 62.0% | 66.7% | 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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5.9% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 15.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.3% | 6.4% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 12.5% | 14.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.98% | 6.23% | 6.47% | 6.71% | 6.95% | 7.20% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.53% | 0.94% | 1.34% | 1.75% | 2.16% | 2.57% |
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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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3.5% | 6.8% | 10.0% | 13.2% | 16.4% | 19.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.72% |
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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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