| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 52.6% | 54.3% | 55.9% | 57.5% | 59.1% | 60.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.4% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 5.8% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 11.9% | 13.4% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.89% | 1.19% | 1.50% |  
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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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| 15.0% | 16.8% | 18.6% | 20.4% | 22.2% | 24.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 1.06% | 1.33% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 52.9% | 54.5% | 56.1% | 57.6% | 59.1% | 60.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.5% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 5.8% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 12.5% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.90% | 1.20% | 1.50% |  
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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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| 15.2% | 17.0% | 18.7% | 20.5% | 22.3% | 24.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.27% | 0.53% | 0.80% | 1.06% | 1.33% |  
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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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