Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.9% | 55.3% | 56.6% | 57.8% | 59.1% | 60.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.6% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.3% | 8.3% | 10.3% | 12.2% | 14.2% | 16.2% |
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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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0.00% | 0.19% | 0.37% | 0.56% | 0.74% | 0.93% |
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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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9.2% | 12.1% | 14.9% | 17.7% | 20.6% | 23.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.21% | 0.43% | 0.64% | 0.85% | 1.07% |
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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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