Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.15% | 63.26% | 63.37% | 63.47% | 63.58% | 63.69% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.82% | 4.05% | 4.27% | 4.49% | 4.71% | 4.94% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.5% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 13.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.85% | 7.04% | 7.22% | 7.40% | 7.58% | 7.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.34% | 2.56% | 2.77% | 2.98% | 3.19% | 3.41% |
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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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7.45% | 7.61% | 7.77% | 7.93% | 8.10% | 8.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.049% | 0.060% | 0.071% | 0.081% | 0.092% | 0.103% |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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$43,500 | $44,200 | $45,000 | $45,700 | $46,400 | $47,100 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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$40,200 | $44,600 | $48,800 | $53,100 | $57,400 | $61,700 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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$44,380 | $44,760 | $45,130 | $45,510 | $45,880 | $46,260 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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$46,100 | $47,400 | $48,600 | $49,800 | $51,100 | $52,300 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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$42,000 | $44,800 | $47,400 | $50,100 | $52,800 | $55,500 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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$57,500 | $60,000 | $62,300 | $64,700 | $67,100 | $69,500 |
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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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$23,500 | $25,700 | $27,900 | $30,100 | $32,300 | $34,600 |
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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% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 11.4% | 14.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.3% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 13.7% | 17.2% | 20.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.5% | 5.9% | 9.2% | 12.6% | 15.9% | 19.3% |
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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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0.0% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 10.2% | 12.8% |
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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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4.1% | 8.9% | 13.7% | 18.4% | 23.2% | 28.0% |
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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% | 0.54% | 0.68% |
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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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$22k | $56k | $91k | $125k | $159k | $193k |
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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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$27k | $46k | $65k | $84k | $103k | $123k |
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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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$18k | $36k | $53k | $71k | $88k | $106k |
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There are 4 metro areas in Maine. This section compares the Portland Area to all of the metro areas in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.
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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