Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.84% | 60.09% | 60.32% | 60.56% | 60.80% | 61.05% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.0% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
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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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4.0% | 6.4% | 8.7% | 11.0% | 13.3% | 15.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.156% | 1.201% | 1.247% | 1.292% | 1.337% | 1.383% |
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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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3.9% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.30% | 0.39% |
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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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