Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.6% | 58.0% | 59.4% | 60.8% | 62.2% | 63.6% |
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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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9.00% | 9.43% | 9.86% | 10.29% | 10.72% | 11.15% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.8% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.25% | 5.48% | 5.71% | 5.93% | 6.15% | 6.38% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.35% | 0.70% | 1.06% | 1.41% | 1.76% |
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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% | 12.4% | 13.3% | 14.3% |
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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% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.41% |
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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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