Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.1% | 57.8% | 58.4% | 59.0% | 59.6% | 60.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.75% | 4.24% | 4.71% | 5.19% | 5.67% | 6.15% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.99% | 6.24% | 6.48% | 6.72% | 6.96% | 7.21% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.9% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 14.1% | 14.8% | 15.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.349% | 1.364% | 1.379% | 1.394% | 1.410% | 1.425% |
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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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6.1% | 7.8% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.40% | 0.50% |
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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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