| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 59.8% | 63.5% | 67.2% | 70.9% | 74.6% | 78.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 0.67% | 1.17% | 1.66% | 2.16% | 2.65% | 3.15% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 3.4% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 13.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.1% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 11.3% |  
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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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| 0.60% | 0.93% | 1.25% | 1.57% | 1.89% | 2.22% |  
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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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| 4.8% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.4% |  
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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% | 0.24% | 0.35% | 0.47% | 0.60% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $31,700 | $32,400 | $33,100 | $33,700 | $34,400 | $35,100 |  
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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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| $19,000 | $23,300 | $27,500 | $31,800 | $36,000 | $40,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $26,500 | $29,300 | $32,100 | $34,800 | $37,600 | $40,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $32,000 | $33,900 | $35,800 | $37,700 | $39,600 | $41,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $38,200 | $43,000 | $47,800 | $52,600 | $57,300 | $62,100 |  
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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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