Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.3% | 64.1% | 64.7% | 65.4% | 66.0% | 66.7% |
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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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5.14% | 5.21% | 5.27% | 5.34% | 5.40% | 5.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.8% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.48% | 0.95% | 1.41% | 1.88% | 2.34% | 2.81% |
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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% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.043% | 0.086% | 0.129% | 0.171% | 0.215% |
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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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