Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.7% | 45.5% | 49.2% | 52.9% | 56.6% | 60.3% |
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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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2.7% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 11.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.6% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 13.5% | 16.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.2% | 10.1% | 13.9% | 17.6% | 21.4% | 25.3% |
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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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9.4% | 11.6% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 18.2% | 20.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.72% | 1.08% | 1.44% | 1.80% |
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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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