Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.8% | 63.0% | 65.2% | 67.5% | 69.7% | 71.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.29% | 0.58% | 0.87% | 1.16% | 1.46% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.46% | 2.96% | 3.46% | 3.96% | 4.46% | 4.96% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.9% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.83% | 7.23% | 7.62% | 8.02% | 8.41% | 8.81% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.34% | 0.68% | 1.02% | 1.35% | 1.70% |
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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% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 11.5% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.27% | 0.53% | 0.80% | 1.06% | 1.34% |
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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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