| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 52.2% | 54.6% | 56.9% | 59.2% | 61.5% | 63.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.28% | 1.74% | 2.20% | 2.66% | 3.12% | 3.59% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 3.4% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 11.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 9.20% | 9.35% | 9.49% | 9.64% | 9.78% | 9.93% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 8.0% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 15.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 2.70% | 3.02% | 3.33% | 3.65% | 3.97% | 4.29% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.43% | 0.64% | 0.86% | 1.08% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 47.9% | 48.8% | 49.7% | 50.5% | 51.4% | 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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 4.7% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 11.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 9.2% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 12.8% | 14.0% | 15.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 11.0% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 13.6% | 14.4% | 15.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 4.2826% | 4.2859% | 4.2891% | 4.2922% | 4.2954% | 4.2987% |  
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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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| 5.1% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 9.7% | 10.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.43% | 0.64% | 0.86% | 1.08% |  
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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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