Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.5% | 63.8% | 66.1% | 68.4% | 70.7% | 73.1% |
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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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4.52% | 4.70% | 4.87% | 5.04% | 5.22% | 5.40% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.0% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 10.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.51% | 3.93% | 4.34% | 4.76% | 5.18% | 5.60% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.37% | 0.82% | 1.27% | 1.72% | 2.17% | 2.62% |
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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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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.41% |
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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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