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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 51.7% | 53.2% | 54.6% | 56.0% | 57.4% | 58.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 2.56% | 3.03% | 3.49% | 3.95% | 4.41% | 4.88% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 9.7% | 10.9% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 14.5% | 15.8% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 6.9% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 14.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.44% | 0.88% | 1.32% | 1.76% | 2.21% | 
 
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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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| 7.5% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.38% | 0.48% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 53.9% | 54.5% | 55.2% | 55.8% | 56.5% | 57.2% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 2.56% | 3.03% | 3.48% | 3.94% | 4.40% | 4.86% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 12.2% | 13.0% | 13.7% | 14.4% | 15.1% | 15.8% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 7.1% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 14.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 2.71% | 3.16% | 3.62% | 4.07% | 4.52% | 4.98% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.87% | 1.09% | 
 
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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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| 10.37% | 10.78% | 11.20% | 11.61% | 12.03% | 12.44% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.16% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.35% | 0.41% | 0.48% | 
 
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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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