Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.7% | 60.4% | 62.0% | 63.7% | 65.3% | 67.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.68% | 0.88% | 1.07% | 1.26% | 1.45% | 1.65% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.69% | 2.89% | 3.08% | 3.28% | 3.47% | 3.67% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.68% | 7.09% | 7.50% | 7.91% | 8.32% | 8.74% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.7% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 14.8% | 16.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.839% | 0.889% | 0.938% | 0.988% | 1.037% | 1.087% |
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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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10.70% | 11.02% | 11.35% | 11.67% | 11.99% | 12.32% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.4279% | 0.4308% | 0.4338% | 0.4367% | 0.4396% | 0.4426% |
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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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