Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.1% | 52.0% | 52.8% | 53.7% | 54.5% | 55.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.95% | 5.02% | 5.08% | 5.15% | 5.21% | 5.28% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.22% | 4.47% | 4.71% | 4.96% | 5.20% | 5.45% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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15.22% | 15.71% | 16.19% | 16.67% | 17.16% | 17.65% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.88% | 4.96% | 5.02% | 5.09% | 5.15% | 5.22% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.25% | 1.49% | 1.72% | 1.96% | 2.19% | 2.43% |
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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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10.8% | 11.8% | 12.7% | 13.6% | 14.5% | 15.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.255% | 0.298% | 0.341% | 0.384% | 0.427% | 0.470% |
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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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