| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 47.7% | 52.7% | 57.6% | 62.6% | 67.6% | 72.6% |  
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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% | 3.7% | 7.3% | 11.0% | 14.6% | 18.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 1.6% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 9.4% | 12.0% | 14.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 3.1% | 6.1% | 9.2% | 12.2% | 15.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 8.9% | 11.1% |  
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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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| 3.9% | 7.9% | 11.8% | 15.7% | 19.6% | 23.6% |  
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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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| $17k | $38k | $58k | $79k | $100k | $121k |  
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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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| $63,000 | $66,600 | $70,000 | $73,500 | $77,000 | $80,500 |  
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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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