Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.4% | 67.1% | 67.7% | 68.4% | 69.0% | 69.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.54% | 0.99% | 1.43% | 1.87% | 2.32% | 2.77% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.4% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.80% | 1.25% | 1.71% | 2.16% | 2.61% | 3.07% |
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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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10.3% | 10.9% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.54% | 0.72% | 0.91% |
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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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