| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 49.2% | 53.3% | 57.3% | 61.2% | 65.2% | 69.3% |  
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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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| 5.01% | 5.41% | 5.81% | 6.21% | 6.60% | 7.00% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 12.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 4.2% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 11.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 6.4% | 9.5% | 12.5% | 15.6% | 18.6% | 21.7% |  
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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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| 0.000% | 0.018% | 0.035% | 0.053% | 0.070% | 0.088% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $32,100 | $34,200 | $36,200 | $38,200 | $40,200 | $42,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $27,600 | $30,200 | $32,800 | $35,400 | $38,000 | $40,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $27,100 | $31,100 | $34,900 | $38,800 | $42,700 | $46,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $24,200 | $27,400 | $30,500 | $33,600 | $36,800 | $40,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $43,000 | $46,300 | $49,400 | $52,600 | $55,800 | $59,000 |  
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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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| $19,100 | $23,300 | $27,500 | $31,700 | $35,900 | $40,100 |  
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| 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: non-profit (%): | 
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| 0.5% | 3.5% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 12.4% | 15.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 1.0% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 12.3% | 16.0% | 19.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.7% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 8.4% | 10.9% | 13.4% |  
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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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| 1.4% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 11.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.18% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 0.70% | 0.88% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $31k | $55k | $79k | $103k | $126k | $150k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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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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