Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.7% | 47.7% | 50.7% | 53.7% | 56.6% | 59.7% |
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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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4.3% | 8.2% | 12.1% | 15.9% | 19.8% | 23.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.8% | 4.5% | 7.3% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 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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0.65% | 0.90% | 1.14% | 1.39% | 1.64% | 1.89% |
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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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11.0% | 13.7% | 16.3% | 18.9% | 21.6% | 24.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.22% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.89% | 1.12% |
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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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