Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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40.3% | 43.8% | 47.2% | 50.5% | 53.9% | 57.4% |
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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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6.6% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.528% | 5.559% | 5.590% | 5.621% | 5.651% | 5.682% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.75% | 4.84% | 4.92% | 5.00% | 5.09% | 5.17% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.34% | 0.43% |
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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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21.5% | 22.6% | 23.6% | 24.6% | 25.6% | 26.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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