Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.2% | 62.4% | 65.5% | 68.6% | 71.8% | 74.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.13% | 2.36% | 2.57% | 2.79% | 3.01% | 3.23% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.4% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.0% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 13.2% | 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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0.15% | 0.39% | 0.64% | 0.88% | 1.12% | 1.37% |
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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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0.048% | 0.069% | 0.090% | 0.110% | 0.131% | 0.152% |
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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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