| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 64.15% | 64.45% | 64.75% | 65.05% | 65.35% | 65.65% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 3.849% | 3.872% | 3.893% | 3.915% | 3.937% | 3.959% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 8.04% | 8.34% | 8.64% | 8.93% | 9.23% | 9.53% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.55% | 5.72% | 5.89% | 6.07% | 6.24% | 6.41% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 8.03% | 8.22% | 8.41% | 8.61% | 8.80% | 8.99% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.458% | 0.468% | 0.477% | 0.487% | 0.496% | 0.506% |  
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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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| 0.186% | 0.192% | 0.197% | 0.202% | 0.207% | 0.213% |  
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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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