Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.5% | 54.5% | 56.4% | 58.3% | 60.2% | 62.2% |
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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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5.5% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 12.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.7% | 10.9% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 14.5% | 15.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.83% | 4.24% | 4.64% | 5.05% | 5.46% | 5.87% |
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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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8.7% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 13.8% | 15.5% | 17.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.68% | 0.91% | 1.15% |
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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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