Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.4% | 61.1% | 64.7% | 68.3% | 71.9% | 75.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.09% | 2.22% | 2.35% | 2.48% | 2.61% | 2.74% |
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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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5.2% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 12.3% | 14.6% | 17.0% |
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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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0.37% | 0.67% | 0.97% | 1.27% | 1.56% | 1.86% |
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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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6.6% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.42% |
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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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