Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.56% | 52.81% | 53.06% | 53.31% | 53.56% | 53.82% |
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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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11.55% | 11.63% | 11.71% | 11.79% | 11.87% | 11.95% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.01% | 10.21% | 10.41% | 10.61% | 10.81% | 11.01% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.83% | 4.04% | 4.26% | 4.47% | 4.68% | 4.90% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.73% | 2.15% | 2.56% | 2.97% | 3.38% | 3.80% |
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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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