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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 63.0% | 63.9% | 64.7% | 65.6% | 66.5% | 67.4% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 3.98% | 4.48% | 4.97% | 5.46% | 5.95% | 6.44% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 4.63% | 4.70% | 4.76% | 4.83% | 4.89% | 4.96% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 4.5% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 3.456% | 3.466% | 3.474% | 3.483% | 3.492% | 3.501% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.20% | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.82% | 1.03% | 
 
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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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| 11.9% | 12.5% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.16% | 0.21% | 0.27% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 54.4% | 58.2% | 62.0% | 65.8% | 69.6% | 73.4% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 4.5% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.20% | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.82% | 1.03% | 
 
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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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| 9.6% | 11.4% | 13.2% | 15.0% | 16.9% | 18.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.12% | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.49% | 0.62% | 
 
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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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