Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.3% | 45.9% | 47.3% | 48.8% | 50.3% | 51.8% |
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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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7.1% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 11.7% | 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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1.61% | 1.67% | 1.73% | 1.79% | 1.85% | 1.91% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.80% | 1.28% | 1.76% | 2.23% | 2.70% | 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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21.7% | 23.1% | 24.5% | 25.8% | 27.2% | 28.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.52% | 0.63% | 0.72% | 0.82% | 0.91% | 1.01% |
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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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