Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.2% | 50.4% | 51.4% | 52.5% | 53.6% | 54.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.11% | 5.17% | 5.22% | 5.27% | 5.32% | 5.38% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.21% | 8.33% | 8.45% | 8.56% | 8.68% | 8.80% |
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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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6.74% | 6.90% | 7.05% | 7.20% | 7.35% | 7.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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10.0% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 17.9% | 20.5% | 23.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.41% | 0.82% | 1.23% | 1.64% | 2.05% |
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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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