Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.9% | 59.5% | 60.0% | 60.6% | 61.2% | 61.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.9% | 4.9% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 12.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.7% | 10.2% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 14.5% | 15.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.07% | 2.14% | 2.20% | 2.26% | 2.33% | 2.39% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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8.90% | 8.95% | 9.00% | 9.05% | 9.10% | 9.16% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.54% | 0.72% | 0.90% |
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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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