Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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28.6% | 29.3% | 30.0% | 30.6% | 31.3% | 32.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.12% | 0.21% | 0.30% | 0.38% | 0.46% | 0.55% |
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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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22.5% | 23.8% | 25.0% | 26.2% | 27.5% | 28.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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16.13% | 16.30% | 16.47% | 16.64% | 16.80% | 16.98% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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14.9% | 16.4% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 20.9% | 22.4% |
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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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2.18% | 2.49% | 2.79% | 3.10% | 3.40% | 3.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.44% | 0.55% |
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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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