Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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64.7% | 66.2% | 67.6% | 69.0% | 70.5% | 72.0% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.2% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.8% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.39% | 0.77% | 1.16% | 1.54% | 1.93% |
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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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3.7% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.3% | 14.5% |
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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% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.47% | 0.60% |
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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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