Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.5% | 61.6% | 63.7% | 65.7% | 67.8% | 69.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.35% | 1.75% | 2.15% | 2.55% | 2.95% | 3.36% |
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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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7.39% | 7.72% | 8.05% | 8.38% | 8.71% | 9.04% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.81% | 8.23% | 8.64% | 9.05% | 9.46% | 9.87% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.40% | 0.50% |
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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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8.8% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 14.2% | 15.6% |
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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% | 0.32% | 0.43% | 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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