Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.4% | 64.7% | 66.0% | 67.2% | 68.5% | 69.8% |
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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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6.6% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 13.1% |
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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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5.64% | 5.94% | 6.23% | 6.53% | 6.82% | 7.13% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.70% | 0.85% | 0.99% | 1.13% | 1.27% | 1.42% |
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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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6.8% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 11.1% | 12.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.037% | 0.073% | 0.110% | 0.146% | 0.183% |
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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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