Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.7% | 58.1% | 60.5% | 62.9% | 65.3% | 67.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.18% | 1.25% | 1.33% | 1.40% | 1.47% | 1.55% |
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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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9.20% | 9.34% | 9.48% | 9.62% | 9.76% | 9.91% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.42% | 6.87% | 7.32% | 7.76% | 8.21% | 8.66% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.75% | 1.00% | 1.26% |
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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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9.8% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 14.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.37% | 0.55% | 0.73% | 0.92% |
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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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