Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.2% | 63.9% | 66.5% | 69.1% | 71.8% | 74.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.78% | 0.94% | 1.10% | 1.26% | 1.41% | 1.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.02% | 6.22% | 6.42% | 6.61% | 6.81% | 7.01% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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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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1.222% | 1.229% | 1.235% | 1.242% | 1.248% | 1.255% |
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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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15.9% | 16.6% | 17.3% | 17.9% | 18.5% | 19.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.79% |
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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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