Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.2% | 49.2% | 50.1% | 51.0% | 52.0% | 53.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.55% | 0.73% | 0.91% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.91% | 10.18% | 10.44% | 10.70% | 10.97% | 11.24% |
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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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5.0% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 16.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.59% | 0.75% |
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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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18.33% | 18.73% | 19.14% | 19.54% | 19.94% | 20.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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2.80% | 2.86% | 2.92% | 2.97% | 3.02% | 3.08% |
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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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