Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.2% | 60.9% | 62.6% | 64.3% | 66.0% | 67.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.77% | 1.84% | 1.90% | 1.96% | 2.02% | 2.09% |
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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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6.2% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.34% | 0.55% | 0.75% | 0.95% | 1.15% | 1.35% |
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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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9.3% | 10.7% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 14.8% | 16.2% |
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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% | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.28% | 0.35% |
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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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