Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.7% | 60.5% | 65.3% | 70.1% | 74.8% | 79.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.71% | 2.00% | 2.28% | 2.56% | 2.84% | 3.13% |
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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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2.1% | 5.7% | 9.3% | 12.9% | 16.5% | 20.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.9% | 4.3% | 6.6% | 9.0% | 11.4% | 13.8% |
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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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5.8% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.46% |
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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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