| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 65.09% | 65.21% | 65.33% | 65.44% | 65.56% | 65.67% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 3.77% | 4.17% | 4.56% | 4.95% | 5.34% | 5.73% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 4.98% | 5.18% | 5.39% | 5.59% | 5.79% | 6.00% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 7.81% | 7.89% | 7.96% | 8.04% | 8.11% | 8.20% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.759% | 1.770% | 1.781% | 1.791% | 1.802% | 1.813% |  
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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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| 6.79% | 7.02% | 7.25% | 7.48% | 7.72% | 7.95% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.60% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $32,000 | $33,100 | $34,000 | $35,000 | $36,000 | $37,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $34,500 | $38,700 | $42,700 | $46,800 | $50,900 | $55,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $27,950 | $28,310 | $28,660 | $29,020 | $29,380 | $29,740 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $33,720 | $33,880 | $34,030 | $34,180 | $34,330 | $34,480 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $41,500 | $41,950 | $42,400 | $42,850 | $43,300 | $43,750 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $42,400 | $44,100 | $45,800 | $47,600 | $49,300 | $51,100 |  
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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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| $19,200 | $23,500 | $27,600 | $31,800 | $36,000 | $40,200 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 63.6% | 66.3% | 69.0% | 71.6% | 74.3% | 77.0% |  
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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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| 2.3% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 10.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.27% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.69% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $24,800 | $28,000 | $31,200 | $34,300 | $37,500 | $40,700 |  
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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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| $24,800 | $28,000 | $31,100 | $34,200 | $37,400 | $40,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $22,500 | $25,900 | $29,200 | $32,600 | $36,000 | $39,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $45,500 | $48,000 | $50,500 | $53,000 | $55,400 | $58,000 |  
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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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