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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 55.9% | 57.5% | 58.9% | 60.4% | 61.9% | 63.4% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 3.25% | 3.75% | 4.24% | 4.73% | 5.22% | 5.72% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 6.5% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 4.02% | 4.41% | 4.80% | 5.19% | 5.57% | 5.97% | 
 
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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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| 5.5% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.33% | 0.41% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $35,900 | $37,200 | $38,400 | $39,700 | $40,900 | $42,200 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $36,800 | $39,800 | $42,700 | $45,600 | $48,600 | $51,500 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $43,900 | $44,500 | $45,000 | $45,600 | $46,100 | $46,700 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $35,600 | $37,000 | $38,300 | $39,600 | $40,900 | $42,200 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $36,500 | $38,300 | $40,100 | $41,900 | $43,700 | $45,600 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| $47,600 | $52,300 | $57,000 | $61,700 | $66,400 | $71,100 | 
 
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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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| $26,500 | $27,600 | $28,700 | $29,700 | $30,700 | $31,800 | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 4.5% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11.2% | 13.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 5.9% | 10.7% | 15.5% | 20.2% | 24.9% | 29.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 2.5% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 11.9% | 14.2% | 
 
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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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| 5.5% | 8.7% | 11.8% | 15.0% | 18.1% | 21.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.12% | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.50% | 0.63% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $29,900 | $34,700 | $39,400 | $44,100 | $48,900 | $53,600 | 
 
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| $22,200 | $26,500 | $30,700 | $34,900 | $39,100 | $43,400 | 
 
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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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