| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 55.4% | 57.3% | 59.1% | 61.0% | 62.9% | 64.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.2% | 5.6% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 15.8% | 19.3% |  
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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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| 8.5% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 13.0% | 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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.028% | 0.055% | 0.083% | 0.111% | 0.139% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 51.0% | 53.9% | 56.8% | 59.7% | 62.6% | 65.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.9% | 6.2% | 10.4% | 14.6% | 18.8% | 23.1% |  
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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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| 7.2% | 9.8% | 12.4% | 15.0% | 17.6% | 20.2% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| 4.6% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 13.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.032% | 0.064% | 0.097% | 0.129% | 0.161% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $31,200 | $35,200 | $39,100 | $43,000 | $46,900 | $50,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $20k | $47k | $74k | $101k | $129k | $156k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $29,000 | $31,500 | $33,900 | $36,400 | $38,800 | $41,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $24,600 | $29,300 | $34,000 | $38,700 | $43,400 | $48,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $28,300 | $30,700 | $33,000 | $35,300 | $37,600 | $39,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $54,000 | $55,700 | $57,400 | $59,000 | $60,700 | $62,400 |  
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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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| $16k | $33k | $50k | $67k | $83k | $101k |  
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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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