Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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71.4% | 73.7% | 75.9% | 78.1% | 80.3% | 82.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.52% | 1.62% | 1.70% | 1.79% | 1.88% | 1.97% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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1.967% | 1.978% | 1.990% | 2.001% | 2.012% | 2.023% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.1% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.95% | 3.38% | 3.80% | 4.23% | 4.65% | 5.08% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.32% | 0.47% | 0.62% | 0.76% | 0.91% | 1.06% |
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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% | 0.12% | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.50% | 0.63% |
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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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