Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.4% | 51.6% | 52.7% | 53.9% | 55.0% | 56.2% |
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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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9.4% | 13.0% | 16.6% | 20.2% | 23.8% | 27.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.99% | 6.43% | 6.86% | 7.29% | 7.73% | 8.17% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.99% | 2.37% | 2.75% | 3.12% | 3.50% | 3.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.36% | 0.54% | 0.71% | 0.89% | 1.06% | 1.24% |
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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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10.4% | 11.8% | 13.2% | 14.7% | 16.1% | 17.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.44% |
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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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