Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.5% | 60.8% | 63.1% | 65.3% | 67.6% | 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% | 1.44% | 1.53% | 1.62% | 1.71% | 1.80% |
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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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7.3% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 13.1% | 14.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.50% | 8.78% | 9.05% | 9.32% | 9.60% | 9.87% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.379% | 0.412% | 0.444% | 0.476% | 0.509% | 0.541% |
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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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