Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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43.5% | 44.6% | 45.6% | 46.6% | 47.7% | 48.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.23% | 6.36% | 6.49% | 6.62% | 6.75% | 6.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.83% | 3.32% | 3.80% | 4.28% | 4.76% | 5.25% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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20.3% | 21.3% | 22.3% | 23.2% | 24.2% | 25.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.9% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.35% | 0.70% | 1.05% | 1.40% | 1.75% |
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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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11.4% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 14.2% | 15.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.023% | 0.047% | 0.070% | 0.093% | 0.117% |
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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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