| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 48.8% | 52.5% | 56.2% | 59.8% | 63.5% | 67.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.04% | 1.42% | 1.80% | 2.18% | 2.55% | 2.94% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.2% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 13.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.6% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 14.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 6.0% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 15.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.26% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 1.28% |  
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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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| 3.5% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 1.44% | 1.91% | 2.40% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 54.1% | 56.8% | 59.4% | 62.0% | 64.6% | 67.2% |  
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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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| 6.5% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.5% | 13.1% | 14.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.6% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 12.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 5.8% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 13.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.20% | 0.51% | 0.81% | 1.11% | 1.40% | 1.71% |  
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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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| 3.5% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 11.9% | 14.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.76% | 0.96% |  
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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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