| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 44.6% | 46.2% | 47.7% | 49.2% | 50.8% | 52.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 10.4% | 11.9% | 13.5% | 15.0% | 16.5% | 18.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 5.49% | 5.60% | 5.70% | 5.80% | 5.91% | 6.02% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 13.4469% | 13.4519% | 13.4568% | 13.4617% | 13.4666% | 13.4716% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.3257% | 1.3300% | 1.3343% | 1.3386% | 1.3429% | 1.3472% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.89% | 2.20% | 2.50% | 2.81% | 3.11% | 3.42% |  
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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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| 12.50% | 12.61% | 12.72% | 12.83% | 12.95% | 13.06% |  
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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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| 37.1% | 38.8% | 40.6% | 42.3% | 44.1% | 45.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 13.0% | 13.6% | 14.1% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 15.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 5.92% | 6.30% | 6.68% | 7.06% | 7.44% | 7.82% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 14.8% | 16.2% | 17.6% | 19.0% | 20.3% | 21.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.02% | 1.31% | 1.60% | 1.89% | 2.17% | 2.47% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.84% | 2.16% | 2.47% | 2.79% | 3.10% | 3.42% |  
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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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| 13.43% | 13.50% | 13.55% | 13.61% | 13.67% | 13.73% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.46% | 0.91% | 1.37% | 1.82% | 2.28% |  
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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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