| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 45.53% | 45.95% | 46.37% | 46.79% | 47.21% | 47.63% |  
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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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| 9.0% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 11.5% | 12.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.103% | 6.153% | 6.202% | 6.251% | 6.300% | 6.350% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 15.68% | 16.10% | 16.51% | 16.91% | 17.32% | 17.74% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 5.788% | 5.811% | 5.833% | 5.855% | 5.877% | 5.899% |  
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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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| 0.15% | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.32% | 0.37% | 0.43% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,500 | $38,300 | $40,000 | $41,800 | $43,600 | $45,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $53,300 | $55,100 | $56,800 | $58,400 | $60,100 | $61,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $41,900 | $43,300 | $44,600 | $46,000 | $47,400 | $48,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $45,500 | $46,600 | $47,700 | $48,800 | $49,800 | $50,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $48,000 | $49,000 | $49,900 | $50,900 | $51,800 | $52,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $61,530 | $62,000 | $62,470 | $62,940 | $63,410 | $63,890 |  
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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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| $30,990 | $31,220 | $31,450 | $31,680 | $31,910 | $32,140 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 34.3% | 38.2% | 42.2% | 46.1% | 50.1% | 54.0% |  
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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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| 6.4% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 12.7% |  
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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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| 1.4% | 5.6% | 9.7% | 13.7% | 17.8% | 21.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.9% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 8.4% | 10.3% |  
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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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| 4.6% | 8.7% | 12.8% | 16.9% | 21.0% | 25.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.27% | 0.55% | 0.82% | 1.09% | 1.37% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $28,700 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $39,700 | $43,300 | $47,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $50,700 | $53,800 | $56,800 | $59,800 | $62,800 | $65,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $42,500 | $45,800 | $49,000 | $52,300 | $55,500 | $58,800 |  
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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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