Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.8% | 57.0% | 58.1% | 59.3% | 60.4% | 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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2.06% | 2.30% | 2.53% | 2.76% | 2.99% | 3.23% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.43% | 6.63% | 6.83% | 7.03% | 7.22% | 7.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.8% | 11.2% | 12.6% | 14.0% | 15.4% | 16.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.52% | 2.60% | 2.68% | 2.75% | 2.83% | 2.91% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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9.6% | 10.9% | 12.2% | 13.5% | 14.8% | 16.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.046% | 0.092% | 0.138% | 0.184% | 0.230% |
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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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