| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 56.6% | 58.9% | 61.2% | 63.4% | 65.6% | 67.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.99% | 3.23% | 3.46% | 3.70% | 3.93% | 4.17% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 5.8% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 14.1% | 16.2% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.84% | 1.01% | 1.18% | 1.36% | 1.53% | 1.71% |  
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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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| 5.0% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 12.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.12% | 0.29% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.76% | 0.93% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $31,600 | $33,000 | $34,400 | $35,800 | $37,100 | $38,500 |  
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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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| $26,800 | $29,700 | $32,500 | $35,400 | $38,200 | $41,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $28,000 | $30,700 | $33,500 | $36,200 | $38,900 | $41,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $32,200 | $34,300 | $36,400 | $38,500 | $40,600 | $42,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $53,200 | $55,600 | $58,000 | $60,400 | $62,700 | $65,200 |  
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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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| $27,500 | $29,600 | $31,700 | $33,700 | $35,800 | $37,900 |  
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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% | 3.6% | 7.2% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 17.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% |  
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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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| 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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| $16k | $42k | $67k | $92k | $117k | $143k |  
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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: 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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