Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.1% | 50.8% | 54.3% | 57.9% | 61.5% | 65.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.7% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.8% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 11.8% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.00% | 0.45% | 0.90% | 1.36% | 1.81% | 2.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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11.5% | 14.2% | 16.9% | 19.5% | 22.2% | 24.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.23% | 0.45% | 0.68% | 0.90% | 1.13% |
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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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