Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.4% | 52.2% | 53.9% | 55.6% | 57.3% | 59.1% |
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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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7.64% | 7.78% | 7.92% | 8.06% | 8.20% | 8.34% |
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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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9.4% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 14.9% | 16.8% | 18.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.16% | 1.46% | 1.75% | 2.05% | 2.35% | 2.65% |
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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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9.1% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.31% | 0.41% | 0.52% |
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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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