Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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68.2% | 69.9% | 71.6% | 73.2% | 74.9% | 76.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.48% | 2.70% | 2.92% | 3.14% | 3.35% | 3.58% |
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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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2.87% | 3.23% | 3.58% | 3.93% | 4.29% | 4.65% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.19% | 1.35% | 1.50% | 1.66% | 1.81% | 1.97% |
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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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6.60% | 7.00% | 7.40% | 7.79% | 8.19% | 8.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.37% |
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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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