Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.1% | 52.9% | 53.6% | 54.4% | 55.2% | 56.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.62% | 1.91% | 2.20% | 2.48% | 2.76% | 3.05% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.8% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.55% | 4.03% | 4.52% | 5.00% | 5.48% | 5.97% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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16.9% | 18.9% | 20.9% | 22.8% | 24.7% | 26.7% |
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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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4.06% | 4.38% | 4.68% | 4.99% | 5.30% | 5.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.34% | 0.68% | 1.02% | 1.36% | 1.71% |
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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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