Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.6% | 50.3% | 52.8% | 55.4% | 58.0% | 60.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.45% | 0.90% | 1.34% | 1.79% | 2.24% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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1.4% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 10.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.9% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.5% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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3.2% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 9.9% | 12.2% | 14.4% |
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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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5.0% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 15.0% | 18.3% | 21.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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