Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.2% | 52.9% | 54.5% | 56.0% | 57.6% | 59.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.5% | 9.0% | 11.5% | 13.9% | 16.4% | 18.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.9% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 11.2% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.87% | 3.07% | 3.27% | 3.47% | 3.67% | 3.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.23% | 1.49% | 1.74% | 1.99% | 2.25% | 2.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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14.1% | 15.4% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 19.2% | 20.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.55% | 0.73% | 0.92% |
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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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