Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.8% | 49.2% | 51.4% | 53.7% | 56.0% | 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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6.22% | 6.46% | 6.69% | 6.92% | 7.16% | 7.40% |
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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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10.8% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 15.3% | 16.8% | 18.4% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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16.0% | 16.8% | 17.5% | 18.3% | 19.1% | 19.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.82% | 1.09% | 1.37% |
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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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