Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.6% | 63.8% | 65.9% | 67.9% | 70.0% | 72.2% |
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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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5.97% | 6.22% | 6.47% | 6.71% | 6.96% | 7.21% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.2% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.60% | 1.99% | 2.38% | 2.77% | 3.17% | 3.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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9.2% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.13% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |
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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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