Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.6% | 61.7% | 62.7% | 63.7% | 64.8% | 65.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.22% | 1.45% | 1.67% | 1.90% | 2.12% | 2.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.66% | 4.11% | 4.55% | 4.99% | 5.43% | 5.87% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.1% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.0% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 11.6% | 13.7% | 15.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.24% | 0.72% | 1.19% | 1.66% | 2.13% | 2.61% |
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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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7.0% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.26% | 0.33% |
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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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