Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.0% | 45.9% | 46.7% | 47.6% | 48.4% | 49.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.74% | 3.09% | 3.44% | 3.79% | 4.13% | 4.48% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.2% | 10.6% | 13.1% | 15.5% | 17.9% | 20.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.4% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 13.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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10.4% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 13.6% | 14.6% | 15.7% |
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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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