Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.5% | 58.6% | 60.8% | 62.9% | 65.0% | 67.2% |
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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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9.8% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 12.1% | 12.9% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.4% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 13.0% | 13.8% | 14.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.04% | 3.52% | 3.99% | 4.47% | 4.94% | 5.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.06% | 1.21% | 1.35% | 1.49% | 1.64% | 1.79% |
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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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4.5% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 10.8% |
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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% | 0.26% | 0.33% |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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$51k | $65k | $77k | $90k | $103k | $117k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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$62,100 | $63,800 | $65,400 | $67,100 | $68,700 | $70,400 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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$48,900 | $53,300 | $57,700 | $62,000 | $66,300 | $70,700 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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$46,900 | $48,700 | $50,500 | $52,200 | $54,000 | $55,800 |
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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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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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