Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.05% | 57.50% | 57.95% | 58.39% | 58.84% | 59.29% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.34% | 1.77% | 2.20% | 2.63% | 3.06% | 3.49% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.5% | 10.4% | 13.2% | 16.0% | 18.8% | 21.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.9% | 8.7% | 10.3% | 12.0% | 13.7% | 15.5% |
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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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0.72% | 0.87% | 1.01% | 1.15% | 1.29% | 1.44% |
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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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6.0% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.93% | 1.24% | 1.55% |
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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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