Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.2% | 50.0% | 53.8% | 57.5% | 61.3% | 65.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.5% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 15.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.7% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 10.5% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.38% | 0.57% | 0.75% | 0.92% | 1.10% | 1.29% |
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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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5.8% | 8.4% | 10.9% | 13.5% | 16.0% | 18.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.60% | 0.80% | 1.00% |
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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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