Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.7% | 47.3% | 47.8% | 48.3% | 48.9% | 49.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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11.6% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 15.0% | 15.9% |
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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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11.21% | 11.29% | 11.38% | 11.46% | 11.54% | 11.63% |
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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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0.86% | 1.06% | 1.26% | 1.46% | 1.65% | 1.85% |
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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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11.83% | 12.07% | 12.30% | 12.54% | 12.77% | 13.01% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.81% | 0.86% | 0.91% | 0.96% | 1.01% | 1.07% |
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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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