Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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42.7% | 45.3% | 47.8% | 50.3% | 52.8% | 55.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.81% | 2.13% | 2.45% | 2.77% | 3.09% | 3.41% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.54% | 5.87% | 6.18% | 6.50% | 6.82% | 7.14% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.24% | 10.54% | 10.83% | 11.13% | 11.42% | 11.72% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.4% | 7.2% | 10.9% | 14.7% | 18.4% | 22.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.06% | 1.47% | 1.88% | 2.28% | 2.68% | 3.09% |
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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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14.40% | 14.72% | 15.03% | 15.35% | 15.66% | 15.98% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.38% | 0.77% | 1.15% | 1.54% | 1.93% |
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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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