Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.3% | 49.4% | 50.6% | 51.7% | 52.8% | 54.0% |
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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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11.2% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 14.0% | 14.9% | 15.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.68% | 6.02% | 6.36% | 6.69% | 7.02% | 7.36% |
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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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0.00% | 0.34% | 0.69% | 1.03% | 1.38% | 1.73% |
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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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13.4% | 14.7% | 15.9% | 17.2% | 18.4% | 19.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.72% | 1.07% | 1.43% | 1.79% |
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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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