| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 61.9% | 63.6% | 65.3% | 67.1% | 68.8% | 70.5% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.82% | 5.12% | 5.41% | 5.70% | 5.98% | 6.28% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 6.8% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 12.4% | 13.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.52% | 0.73% | 0.95% | 1.16% | 1.37% | 1.59% |  
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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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| 0.000% | 0.048% | 0.096% | 0.144% | 0.192% | 0.241% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 57.1% | 59.8% | 62.5% | 65.1% | 67.8% | 70.5% |  
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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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| 2.9% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 11.1% |  
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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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| 6.4% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 13.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.47% | 0.77% | 1.06% | 1.35% | 1.64% | 1.94% |  
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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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| 3.7% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.2% | 14.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.22% | 0.44% | 0.66% | 0.88% | 1.10% |  
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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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