Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.6% | 51.0% | 52.3% | 53.7% | 55.0% | 56.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.05% | 1.18% | 1.31% | 1.45% | 1.58% | 1.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.833% | 5.860% | 5.886% | 5.912% | 5.939% | 5.965% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.8% | 11.9% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 15.1% | 16.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.70% | 10.18% | 10.64% | 11.11% | 11.58% | 12.05% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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8.7% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 11.4% |
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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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4.91% | 4.99% | 5.06% | 5.14% | 5.22% | 5.30% |
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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% | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.30% |
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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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