Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.6% | 64.0% | 67.4% | 70.7% | 74.1% | 77.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.9% | 6.3% | 8.7% | 11.1% | 13.4% | 15.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.16% | 6.58% | 6.99% | 7.41% | 7.82% | 8.24% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.5% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 10.8% |
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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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0.36% | 0.63% | 0.89% | 1.16% | 1.42% | 1.68% |
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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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6.5% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 12.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.13% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |
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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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