| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 67.3% | 70.8% | 74.4% | 77.9% | 81.4% | 85.0% |  
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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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| 3.1% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 10.9% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.46% | 0.92% | 1.38% | 1.85% | 2.31% |  
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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% | 0.11% | 0.21% | 0.32% | 0.43% | 0.54% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $32,500 | $35,000 | $37,600 | $40,100 | $42,600 | $45,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $44k | $64k | $83k | $103k | $122k | $142k |  
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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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| $36,100 | $40,900 | $45,800 | $50,600 | $55,400 | $60,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $26,100 | $29,600 | $33,000 | $36,500 | $39,900 | $43,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $53,000 | $53,600 | $54,200 | $54,700 | $55,300 | $55,900 |  
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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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