Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.5% | 60.6% | 61.6% | 62.6% | 63.6% | 64.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.94% | 3.00% | 3.06% | 3.11% | 3.17% | 3.23% |
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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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6.51% | 6.75% | 6.98% | 7.22% | 7.46% | 7.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.5% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.10% | 1.41% | 1.71% | 2.01% | 2.31% | 2.61% |
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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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9.82% | 10.22% | 10.61% | 11.00% | 11.39% | 11.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.025% | 0.049% | 0.074% | 0.098% | 0.123% |
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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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