| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 61.5% | 63.7% | 65.8% | 68.0% | 70.1% | 72.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 8.5% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 12.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.6% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 10.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 5.4% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 9.3% | 10.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.33% | 1.66% | 1.99% | 2.32% | 2.64% | 2.98% |  
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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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| 0.02% | 0.27% | 0.52% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 1.28% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,200 | $37,100 | $38,000 | $38,800 | $39,700 | $40,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $47,600 | $50,800 | $54,000 | $57,200 | $60,400 | $63,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $39,800 | $41,900 | $44,000 | $46,000 | $48,000 | $50,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $33,000 | $34,000 | $35,000 | $36,000 | $37,000 | $38,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $34,800 | $35,400 | $35,900 | $36,500 | $37,000 | $37,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $51,500 | $53,700 | $55,800 | $57,900 | $60,100 | $62,200 |  
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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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| $19,800 | $23,800 | $27,700 | $31,600 | $35,500 | $39,500 |  
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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% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8.8% | 11.8% | 14.8% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 4.2% | 8.4% | 12.7% | 16.9% | 21.2% |  
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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% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 9.1% | 12.1% | 15.2% |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $21k | $48k | $74k | $100k | $126k | $153k |  
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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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| $12k | $30k | $49k | $67k | $85k | $104k |  
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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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