Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.12% | 55.60% | 56.08% | 56.55% | 57.03% | 57.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.54% | 2.64% | 2.74% | 2.84% | 2.93% | 3.03% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.8% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.157% | 8.174% | 8.191% | 8.207% | 8.223% | 8.240% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.57% | 2.06% | 2.54% | 3.01% | 3.49% | 3.98% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.89% | 2.96% | 3.02% | 3.08% | 3.14% | 3.21% |
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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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13.6% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 17.5% | 18.8% | 20.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.60% | 0.81% | 1.01% |
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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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