Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.5% | 47.1% | 49.7% | 52.2% | 54.8% | 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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2.76% | 3.06% | 3.36% | 3.65% | 3.94% | 4.24% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.51% | 5.73% | 5.95% | 6.17% | 6.39% | 6.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.6% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.72% | 3.93% | 4.14% | 4.34% | 4.55% | 4.76% |
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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% | 23.6% | 25.5% | 27.5% | 29.5% | 31.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.86% |
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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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