| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 66.40% | 66.81% | 67.21% | 67.61% | 68.01% | 68.42% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 3.14% | 3.24% | 3.33% | 3.42% | 3.51% | 3.60% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 11.20% | 11.58% | 11.96% | 12.34% | 12.72% | 13.10% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.92% | 5.15% | 5.37% | 5.60% | 5.82% | 6.05% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 3.53% | 3.68% | 3.81% | 3.95% | 4.09% | 4.23% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.59% | 1.67% | 1.74% | 1.81% | 1.89% | 1.96% |  
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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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| 5.622% | 5.657% | 5.691% | 5.726% | 5.760% | 5.795% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.166% | 0.185% | 0.204% | 0.222% | 0.241% | 0.261% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $39,060 | $39,280 | $39,500 | $39,710 | $39,920 | $40,140 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $51,000 | $53,000 | $54,900 | $56,900 | $58,800 | $60,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $38,100 | $39,700 | $41,200 | $42,800 | $44,300 | $45,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $48,530 | $48,820 | $49,110 | $49,390 | $49,680 | $49,970 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $43,500 | $44,400 | $45,200 | $46,000 | $46,900 | $47,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $52,200 | $52,800 | $53,300 | $53,900 | $54,400 | $55,000 |  
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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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| $32,690 | $32,910 | $33,120 | $33,330 | $33,540 | $33,750 |  
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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% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 12.0% | 16.0% | 20.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10.1% |  
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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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| $28,100 | $32,800 | $37,500 | $42,200 | $46,900 | $51,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $20k | $50k | $79k | $109k | $138k | $168k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $11k | $32k | $52k | $72k | $92k | $113k |  
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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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