Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.1% | 63.9% | 68.7% | 73.5% | 78.3% | 83.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.2% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 11.0% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.6% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 10.0% | 11.8% |
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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% | 0.37% | 0.74% | 1.11% | 1.48% | 1.86% |
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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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3.3% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.59% | 0.75% |
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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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