| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 65.66% | 66.08% | 66.50% | 66.92% | 67.34% | 67.76% |  
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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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| 4.45% | 4.69% | 4.93% | 5.17% | 5.42% | 5.66% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.94% | 8.00% | 8.06% | 8.12% | 8.18% | 8.24% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.42% | 1.85% | 2.29% | 2.72% | 3.15% | 3.59% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.87% | 0.93% | 0.98% | 1.04% | 1.09% | 1.16% |  
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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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| 6.75% | 7.15% | 7.55% | 7.94% | 8.34% | 8.74% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.22% | 0.32% | 0.42% | 0.53% | 0.63% | 0.74% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $32,700 | $33,700 | $34,700 | $35,700 | $36,700 | $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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $31,600 | $34,600 | $37,500 | $40,400 | $43,300 | $46,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $44,700 | $47,200 | $49,600 | $52,000 | $54,300 | $56,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $31,400 | $33,900 | $36,400 | $38,800 | $41,300 | $43,800 |  
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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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| $18,700 | $19,800 | $20,800 | $21,800 | $22,900 | $24,000 |  
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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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