| 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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| 1.4% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 10.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.8% | 5.6% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 14.0% |  
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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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| 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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.30% | 0.61% | 0.91% | 1.22% | 1.53% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,300 | $38,600 | $40,900 | $43,100 | $45,400 | $47,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $36k | $51k | $65k | $80k | $94k | $109k |  
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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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| 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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| 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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