Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.2% | 53.3% | 57.3% | 61.3% | 65.3% | 69.4% |
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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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5.9% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 12.0% | 13.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.8% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.9% | 6.6% | 10.3% | 14.0% | 17.6% | 21.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.08% | 1.47% | 1.86% | 2.25% | 2.64% | 3.04% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.40% |
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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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