Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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37.7% | 39.1% | 40.4% | 41.7% | 43.1% | 44.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.9% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.3% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 12.1% | 12.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.90% | 2.20% | 2.49% | 2.79% | 3.08% | 3.38% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.70% | 1.20% | 1.69% | 2.19% | 2.68% | 3.18% |
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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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26.91% | 27.25% | 27.59% | 27.93% | 28.26% | 28.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.11% | 0.21% | 0.32% | 0.42% | 0.53% |
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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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