Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.4% | 52.9% | 55.4% | 58.0% | 60.5% | 63.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.09% | 1.57% | 2.04% | 2.51% | 2.98% | 3.46% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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1.4% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 9.1% | 11.7% | 14.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.2% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 11.7% | 14.1% | 16.7% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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8.6% | 11.4% | 14.2% | 17.0% | 19.8% | 22.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.73% | 1.09% | 1.46% | 1.83% |
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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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