Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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73.0% | 73.5% | 74.1% | 74.6% | 75.1% | 75.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.05% | 2.41% | 2.76% | 3.12% | 3.47% | 3.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.37% | 6.82% | 7.27% | 7.71% | 8.16% | 8.61% |
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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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3.34% | 3.41% | 3.48% | 3.55% | 3.62% | 3.69% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.47% | 0.70% | 0.92% | 1.15% | 1.37% | 1.60% |
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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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4.77% | 4.98% | 5.18% | 5.39% | 5.59% | 5.80% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.030% | 0.060% | 0.091% | 0.121% | 0.152% |
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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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