Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.53% | 57.88% | 58.23% | 58.58% | 58.93% | 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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.54% | 7.79% | 8.03% | 8.27% | 8.52% | 8.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.7% | 10.9% | 12.0% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 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% | 0.95% | 1.17% | 1.39% | 1.61% | 1.84% |
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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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6.1% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 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% | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 1.06% | 1.33% |
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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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