Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.0% | 64.6% | 66.1% | 67.6% | 69.1% | 70.6% |
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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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2.15% | 2.22% | 2.29% | 2.36% | 2.43% | 2.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.94% | 4.25% | 4.56% | 4.87% | 5.18% | 5.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.99% | 5.36% | 5.72% | 6.08% | 6.45% | 6.82% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.07% | 1.22% | 1.36% | 1.51% | 1.65% | 1.80% |
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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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13.5% | 14.2% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 16.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.49% | 0.69% | 0.87% | 1.06% | 1.25% | 1.44% |
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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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