| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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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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| 0.0% | 2.8% | 5.6% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 14.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 11.4% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.21% | 0.27% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $27,000 | $29,100 | $31,200 | $33,200 | $35,300 | $37,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $52,000 | $55,500 | $58,800 | $62,200 | $65,600 | $69,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $30,200 | $33,100 | $35,900 | $38,700 | $41,600 | $44,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $41,600 | $42,700 | $43,700 | $44,700 | $45,700 | $46,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $31,100 | $35,000 | $38,800 | $42,600 | $46,400 | $50,200 |  
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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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