Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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71.0% | 72.4% | 73.8% | 75.2% | 76.5% | 78.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.72% | 2.92% | 3.12% | 3.32% | 3.52% | 3.72% |
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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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4.39% | 4.58% | 4.77% | 4.96% | 5.15% | 5.34% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.84% | 3.22% | 3.60% | 3.97% | 4.35% | 4.73% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.05% | 1.15% | 1.24% | 1.33% | 1.42% | 1.51% |
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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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4.88% | 4.98% | 5.08% | 5.18% | 5.28% | 5.39% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.42% | 0.54% | 0.66% | 0.78% | 0.90% | 1.02% |
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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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