Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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64.1% | 65.8% | 67.5% | 69.1% | 70.7% | 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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0.54% | 0.96% | 1.38% | 1.79% | 2.21% | 2.63% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.3% | 5.7% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.43% | 5.61% | 5.78% | 5.95% | 6.12% | 6.30% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.69% | 4.81% | 4.92% | 5.03% | 5.14% | 5.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.59% | 3.02% | 3.45% | 3.88% | 4.31% | 4.75% |
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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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7.33% | 7.58% | 7.82% | 8.06% | 8.30% | 8.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.023% | 0.046% | 0.068% | 0.091% | 0.114% |
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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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