| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 60.2% | 62.8% | 65.4% | 67.9% | 70.5% | 73.1% |  
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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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| 6.98% | 7.44% | 7.90% | 8.35% | 8.81% | 9.27% |  
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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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| 3.71% | 3.94% | 4.17% | 4.40% | 4.63% | 4.86% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.62% | 1.75% | 1.87% | 1.99% | 2.12% | 2.25% |  
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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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| 4.4% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 10.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.07% | 0.18% | 0.29% | 0.40% | 0.51% | 0.62% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $41,900 | $44,400 | $46,900 | $49,400 | $51,800 | $54,300 |  
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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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| $31,900 | $36,000 | $40,100 | $44,200 | $48,300 | $52,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $41,600 | $44,800 | $47,900 | $51,100 | $54,200 | $57,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $47,800 | $50,000 | $52,200 | $54,400 | $56,600 | $58,800 |  
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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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| $30,400 | $33,800 | $37,200 | $40,600 | $43,900 | $47,300 |  
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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: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 4.7% | 9.3% | 14.0% | 18.6% | 23.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 12.0% | 16.0% | 20.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 13.2% | 17.6% | 22.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 4.8% | 9.5% | 14.3% | 19.1% | 23.9% |  
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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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| 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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| $11k | $44k | $77k | $109k | $141k | $174k |  
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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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| $39k | $52k | $64k | $77k | $89k | $102k |  
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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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| $11k | $41k | $71k | $101k | $131k | $162k |  
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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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