Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.7% | 48.2% | 50.8% | 53.3% | 55.8% | 58.4% |
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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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7.4% | 9.6% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 18.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.0% | 8.2% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 20.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.12% | 4.51% | 4.89% | 5.28% | 5.66% | 6.05% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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3.78% | 4.09% | 4.39% | 4.70% | 5.00% | 5.31% |
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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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5.8% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 15.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.038% | 0.076% | 0.115% | 0.153% | 0.191% |
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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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