Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.3% | 53.6% | 54.9% | 56.2% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.99% | 11.11% | 11.22% | 11.34% | 11.45% | 11.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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11.3% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 14.8% | 15.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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6.35% | 6.44% | 6.53% | 6.62% | 6.71% | 6.81% |
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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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3.49% | 3.88% | 4.27% | 4.66% | 5.05% | 5.45% |
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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% | 0.13% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |
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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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