Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.2% | 61.2% | 63.2% | 65.2% | 67.2% | 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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1.80% | 1.95% | 2.09% | 2.22% | 2.36% | 2.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.57% | 6.69% | 6.80% | 6.92% | 7.03% | 7.15% |
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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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8.0% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.771% | 0.807% | 0.842% | 0.877% | 0.912% | 0.947% |
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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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6.3% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.038% | 0.075% | 0.113% | 0.150% | 0.188% |
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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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