Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.3% | 61.0% | 62.7% | 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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3.38% | 3.74% | 4.10% | 4.46% | 4.81% | 5.18% |
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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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5.2% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.4% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.24% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 1.04% | 1.30% | 1.57% |
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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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7.6% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 15.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.012% | 0.025% | 0.037% | 0.050% | 0.063% |
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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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