Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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77.2% | 79.4% | 81.5% | 83.7% | 85.8% | 88.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.28% | 0.58% | 0.86% | 1.15% | 1.44% | 1.73% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.9% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.69% | 2.18% | 2.66% | 3.14% | 3.63% | 4.11% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.00% | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.87% | 1.09% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.42% | 0.51% | 0.60% | 0.69% | 0.78% | 0.87% |
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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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3.84% | 4.11% | 4.37% | 4.64% | 4.91% | 5.18% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.29% | 0.36% |
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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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