Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.4% | 50.9% | 53.3% | 55.7% | 58.1% | 60.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.44% | 1.86% | 2.27% | 2.67% | 3.08% | 3.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.49% | 3.95% | 4.41% | 4.87% | 5.33% | 5.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.56% | 10.98% | 11.40% | 11.82% | 12.24% | 12.67% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.69% | 9.85% | 10.01% | 10.17% | 10.32% | 10.49% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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5.67% | 5.79% | 5.90% | 6.00% | 6.11% | 6.23% |
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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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5.7% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 12.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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