Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.7% | 53.4% | 57.0% | 60.7% | 64.3% | 67.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.7% | 7.7% | 12.6% | 17.6% | 22.5% | 27.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.8% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 11.8% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.8% | 8.1% | 10.4% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 17.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.40% | 0.79% | 1.17% | 1.55% | 1.93% | 2.32% |
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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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2.0% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.27% | 0.34% |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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$54k | $65k | $75k | $85k | $95k | $105k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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$50k | $65k | $80k | $94k | $109k | $124k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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$29k | $67k | $103k | $140k | $176k | $214k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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$66k | $94k | $121k | $149k | $176k | $204k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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$67k | $88k | $109k | $129k | $150k | $171k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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$51k | $66k | $80k | $95k | $109k | $123k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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$24k | $51k | $78k | $105k | $131k | $158k |
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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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