| 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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| 0.3% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 11.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.5% | 9.5% | 12.3% | 15.2% | 18.1% | 21.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 2.8% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 12.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.3% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 10.9% |  
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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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| 3.8% | 5.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 13.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.41% | 0.82% | 1.23% | 1.64% | 2.06% |  
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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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| $40k | $58k | $75k | $92k | $109k | $127k |  
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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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