Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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37.2% | 38.3% | 39.3% | 40.3% | 41.3% | 42.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.75% | 3.25% | 3.74% | 4.23% | 4.72% | 5.21% |
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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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13.2% | 14.3% | 15.3% | 16.3% | 17.4% | 18.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.6% | 11.4% | 13.2% | 15.0% | 16.7% | 18.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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4.44% | 4.64% | 4.84% | 5.04% | 5.23% | 5.43% |
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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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15.40% | 15.60% | 15.79% | 15.99% | 16.18% | 16.38% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.13% | 0.26% | 0.39% | 0.52% | 0.66% |
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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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