| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 59.7% | 61.3% | 63.0% | 64.6% | 66.3% | 68.0% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.5% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 13.1% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.78% | 1.03% | 1.30% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $38,800 | $42,800 | $46,900 | $50,900 | $55,000 | $59,100 |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $40,600 | $42,900 | $45,000 | $47,200 | $49,300 | $51,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 56.6% | 59.0% | 61.4% | 63.8% | 66.2% | 68.6% |  
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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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| 4.6% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 12.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.8% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 12.4% | 14.0% |  
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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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| 4.6% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 15.1% |  
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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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| 2.4% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 10.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.33% | 0.66% | 0.99% | 1.32% | 1.66% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $39,100 | $43,700 | $48,300 | $52,900 | $57,500 | $62,100 |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $39,800 | $43,200 | $46,500 | $49,800 | $53,200 | $56,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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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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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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