Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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26.5% | 28.5% | 30.4% | 32.4% | 34.4% | 36.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.41% | 0.48% | 0.54% | 0.61% | 0.67% | 0.74% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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12.5% | 14.8% | 17.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% | 23.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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13.1% | 18.0% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 32.4% | 37.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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13.94% | 14.25% | 14.55% | 14.86% | 15.16% | 15.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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4.12% | 4.30% | 4.48% | 4.66% | 4.84% | 5.02% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.05% | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.31% | 0.39% | 0.48% |
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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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