Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.5% | 55.3% | 56.0% | 56.8% | 57.5% | 58.3% |
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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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9.90% | 10.24% | 10.57% | 10.90% | 11.24% | 11.58% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.4% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.20% | 3.47% | 3.74% | 4.01% | 4.28% | 4.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.23% | 1.29% | 1.35% | 1.40% | 1.45% | 1.51% |
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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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12.5% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 15.0% | 15.9% | 16.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.50% | 0.62% |
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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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