Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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35.3% | 37.1% | 38.9% | 40.6% | 42.4% | 44.2% |
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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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9.23% | 9.59% | 9.95% | 10.30% | 10.66% | 11.02% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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20.4% | 21.7% | 22.8% | 24.0% | 25.2% | 26.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.74% | 5.80% | 5.86% | 5.91% | 5.97% | 6.02% |
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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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4.8% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 12.7% | 14.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.11% | 0.23% | 0.34% | 0.46% | 0.58% |
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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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