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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 48.0% | 52.5% | 57.0% | 61.6% | 66.1% | 70.6% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 2.0% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10.7% | 12.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 7.8% | 11.4% | 14.9% | 18.4% | 21.9% | 25.5% | 
 
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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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| 1.6% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 56.9% | 58.5% | 60.1% | 61.6% | 63.2% | 64.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 0.95% | 1.18% | 1.40% | 1.62% | 1.84% | 2.06% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 10.1% | 11.4% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 16.3% | 
 
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| 0.00% | 0.38% | 0.77% | 1.15% | 1.53% | 1.92% | 
 
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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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