Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.3% | 51.8% | 53.3% | 54.8% | 56.3% | 57.8% |
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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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6.29% | 6.75% | 7.21% | 7.67% | 8.13% | 8.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.5% | 6.4% | 8.2% | 10.0% | 11.8% | 13.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.75% | 0.84% | 0.93% | 1.02% | 1.11% | 1.21% |
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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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9.0% | 12.7% | 16.4% | 20.1% | 23.8% | 27.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.39% | 0.78% | 1.17% | 1.56% | 1.95% |
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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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