Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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33.5% | 38.1% | 42.7% | 47.4% | 52.0% | 56.6% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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12.6% | 15.6% | 18.5% | 21.5% | 24.4% | 27.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.2% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.0% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 7.1% | 9.4% | 11.8% |
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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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4.8% | 6.9% | 8.9% | 11.0% | 13.0% | 15.1% |
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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% | 1.16% | 1.55% | 1.94% |
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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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