| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 66.8% | 68.6% | 70.3% | 72.0% | 73.7% | 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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| 1.3% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 10.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.1% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 9.1% | 10.1% |  
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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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| 2.5% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 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% | 0.28% | 0.57% | 0.85% | 1.14% | 1.42% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $33,900 | $36,400 | $38,800 | $41,200 | $43,700 | $46,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $32,100 | $37,000 | $41,800 | $46,600 | $51,500 | $56,400 |  
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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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| $31,300 | $34,700 | $38,100 | $41,400 | $44,700 | $48,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $39,000 | $42,800 | $46,500 | $50,300 | $54,100 | $57,900 |  
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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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