Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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34.8% | 37.4% | 40.1% | 42.7% | 45.3% | 48.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.94% | 4.15% | 4.36% | 4.56% | 4.77% | 4.98% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.79% | 8.86% | 8.92% | 8.98% | 9.04% | 9.11% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.8% | 14.9% | 17.9% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 27.1% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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6.5% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.317% | 0.336% | 0.355% | 0.374% | 0.392% | 0.412% |
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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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