Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.6% | 53.6% | 58.5% | 63.5% | 68.4% | 73.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.3% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 7.6% | 9.7% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.1% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 15.1% | 16.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.1% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 11.3% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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6.4% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 15.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.32% | 0.64% | 0.96% | 1.28% | 1.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.1% | 55.5% | 56.8% | 58.1% | 59.4% | 60.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.90% | 4.29% | 4.67% | 5.06% | 5.44% | 5.84% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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13.5% | 14.1% | 14.6% | 15.2% | 15.8% | 16.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.41% | 5.88% | 6.35% | 6.82% | 7.29% | 7.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.41% | 2.57% | 2.72% | 2.88% | 3.03% | 3.19% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.45% | 1.53% | 1.61% | 1.69% | 1.76% | 1.84% |
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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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7.8% | 9.2% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 14.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.23% | 0.36% | 0.49% | 0.62% | 0.75% | 0.88% |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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$35,900 | $38,100 | $40,300 | $42,600 | $44,800 | $47,000 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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$37k | $55k | $73k | $91k | $110k | $128k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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$41,000 | $42,200 | $43,300 | $44,400 | $45,600 | $46,800 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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$50,600 | $51,300 | $51,900 | $52,600 | $53,200 | $53,900 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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$49,700 | $52,400 | $55,100 | $57,800 | $60,500 | $63,300 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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$28,700 | $32,300 | $35,800 | $39,300 | $42,800 | $46,300 |
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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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