Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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65.2% | 66.8% | 68.4% | 70.0% | 71.6% | 73.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.86% | 1.08% | 1.30% | 1.51% | 1.73% | 1.96% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.24% | 5.37% | 5.49% | 5.61% | 5.73% | 5.86% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.00% | 8.17% | 8.33% | 8.49% | 8.66% | 8.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.89% | 10.16% | 10.42% | 10.68% | 10.94% | 11.20% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.34% | 0.77% | 1.19% | 1.61% | 2.04% | 2.46% |
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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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2.40% | 2.78% | 3.14% | 3.51% | 3.87% | 4.25% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.26% |
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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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