Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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67.5% | 68.6% | 69.8% | 70.9% | 72.0% | 73.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.73% | 0.99% | 1.25% | 1.51% | 1.77% | 2.03% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.49% | 2.61% | 2.73% | 2.84% | 2.96% | 3.08% |
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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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7.04% | 7.41% | 7.77% | 8.13% | 8.50% | 8.86% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.44% | 0.66% | 0.88% | 1.11% | 1.33% | 1.56% |
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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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7.0% | 8.1% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 12.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.24% | 0.30% |
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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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