Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.8% | 68.0% | 69.1% | 70.1% | 71.2% | 72.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.92% | 2.26% | 2.60% | 2.93% | 3.27% | 3.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.34% | 3.59% | 3.83% | 4.06% | 4.30% | 4.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.36% | 11.43% | 11.50% | 11.56% | 11.63% | 11.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.06% | 4.16% | 4.26% | 4.35% | 4.45% | 4.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.504% | 0.552% | 0.599% | 0.646% | 0.692% | 0.740% |
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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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6.22% | 6.58% | 6.93% | 7.28% | 7.64% | 8.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.049% | 0.097% | 0.146% | 0.195% | 0.244% |
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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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