| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 9.2% | 11.6% |  
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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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| 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: private (%): | 
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| 57.32% | 57.68% | 58.04% | 58.39% | 58.74% | 59.10% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 4.96% | 5.28% | 5.59% | 5.90% | 6.21% | 6.53% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 8.0% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 10.3% | 10.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.22% | 7.38% | 7.54% | 7.70% | 7.85% | 8.02% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.30% | 1.61% | 1.91% | 2.22% | 2.53% | 2.84% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.328% | 1.336% | 1.344% | 1.351% | 1.359% | 1.367% |  
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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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| 14.03% | 14.31% | 14.59% | 14.87% | 15.15% | 15.43% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.55% | 0.66% | 0.75% | 0.85% | 0.94% | 1.04% |  
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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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