Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.1% | 51.0% | 52.9% | 54.8% | 56.6% | 58.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.08% | 1.58% | 2.07% | 2.57% | 3.06% | 3.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.4% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 10.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.7% | 10.6% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 14.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.4% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.50% | 0.63% |
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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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11.08% | 11.47% | 11.85% | 12.23% | 12.61% | 13.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.29% | 0.59% | 0.88% | 1.17% | 1.47% |
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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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