| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 66.4% | 67.9% | 69.3% | 70.8% | 72.2% | 73.7% |  
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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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| 3.3% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 7.0% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% |  
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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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| 1.9% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 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% | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.43% | 0.57% | 0.72% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $25,600 | $27,800 | $29,900 | $32,000 | $34,100 | $36,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $40,300 | $44,200 | $48,100 | $51,900 | $55,800 | $59,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $24,200 | $25,700 | $27,100 | $28,600 | $30,000 | $31,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $18,500 | $21,900 | $25,200 | $28,600 | $31,900 | $35,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $18k | $40k | $61k | $81k | $102k | $124k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $27,300 | $31,600 | $35,900 | $40,100 | $44,400 | $48,700 |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 66.0% | 68.0% | 69.9% | 71.7% | 73.6% | 75.5% |  
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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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| 2.7% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 10.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 7.2% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 11.1% |  
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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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| 1.6% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 10.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.76% | 0.96% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $30,000 | $31,600 | $33,100 | $34,700 | $36,200 | $37,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $42,300 | $46,100 | $49,800 | $53,400 | $57,100 | $60,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $30k | $49k | $67k | $86k | $105k | $124k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $27,100 | $32,100 | $37,100 | $42,100 | $47,100 | $52,100 |  
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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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| $21,700 | $25,800 | $29,900 | $34,000 | $38,100 | $42,300 |  
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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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