Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.4% | 61.4% | 63.3% | 65.3% | 67.3% | 69.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.6% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.25% | 6.42% | 6.58% | 6.75% | 6.91% | 7.08% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.63% | 5.02% | 5.41% | 5.81% | 6.20% | 6.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.51% | 1.88% | 2.24% | 2.60% | 2.96% | 3.33% |
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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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6.2% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.60% |
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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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