Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.7% | 69.0% | 71.3% | 73.6% | 75.9% | 78.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.39% | 1.82% | 2.24% | 2.67% | 3.09% | 3.52% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.76% | 3.84% | 3.91% | 3.98% | 4.05% | 4.12% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.4% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 9.1% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.93% | 4.09% | 4.24% | 4.39% | 4.55% | 4.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.01% | 2.47% | 2.93% | 3.39% | 3.85% | 4.31% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.75% |
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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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