Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.2% | 52.4% | 56.6% | 60.7% | 64.9% | 69.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.69% | 2.18% | 2.66% | 3.15% | 3.63% | 4.12% |
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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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5.5% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.1% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.19% | 0.41% | 0.62% | 0.83% | 1.04% | 1.26% |
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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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6.4% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 14.8% | 16.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.47% |
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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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