Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.63% | 56.80% | 56.97% | 57.14% | 57.31% | 57.48% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.16% | 4.42% | 4.68% | 4.93% | 5.19% | 5.44% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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11.8% | 12.4% | 13.0% | 13.6% | 14.3% | 14.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.9% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.13% | 3.39% | 3.65% | 3.90% | 4.16% | 4.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.18% | 1.34% | 1.49% | 1.64% | 1.79% | 1.95% |
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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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4.6% | 6.6% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.87% | 1.09% |
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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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