Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.2% | 54.1% | 56.9% | 59.8% | 62.6% | 65.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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9.03% | 9.37% | 9.70% | 10.04% | 10.37% | 10.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.8% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 13.2% | 14.6% | 16.1% |
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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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4.9% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.38% | 0.67% | 0.96% | 1.25% | 1.54% | 1.83% |
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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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7.43% | 7.56% | 7.69% | 7.81% | 7.94% | 8.07% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.282% | 0.301% | 0.320% | 0.338% | 0.357% | 0.376% |
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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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