Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.4% | 51.9% | 54.3% | 56.8% | 59.2% | 61.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.85% | 0.92% | 0.99% | 1.06% | 1.13% | 1.21% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.77% | 5.99% | 6.22% | 6.44% | 6.67% | 6.90% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.5% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.5% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 12.1% | 13.6% | 15.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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4.49% | 4.71% | 4.92% | 5.14% | 5.35% | 5.57% |
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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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8.51% | 8.63% | 8.74% | 8.85% | 8.97% | 9.09% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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