Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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43.2% | 47.3% | 51.5% | 55.6% | 59.7% | 63.9% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.42% | 4.56% | 4.68% | 4.81% | 4.94% | 5.07% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.06% | 2.18% | 2.30% | 2.41% | 2.53% | 2.65% |
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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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14.7% | 17.0% | 19.4% | 21.7% | 24.0% | 26.3% |
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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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