Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.8% | 63.9% | 66.0% | 68.0% | 70.1% | 72.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.016% | 2.027% | 2.038% | 2.049% | 2.060% | 2.072% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.6% | 10.4% | 12.2% | 13.9% | 15.7% | 17.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.61% | 1.98% | 2.35% | 2.72% | 3.08% | 3.46% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.54% | 1.67% | 1.80% | 1.92% | 2.05% | 2.18% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.13% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |
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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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