Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.2% | 62.7% | 64.2% | 65.6% | 67.1% | 68.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.53% | 2.92% | 3.29% | 3.67% | 4.05% | 4.43% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.2% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 14.2% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.37% | 1.47% | 1.57% | 1.67% | 1.76% | 1.87% |
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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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9.6% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.021% | 0.043% | 0.064% | 0.085% | 0.107% |
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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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