| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 41.4% | 45.1% | 48.8% | 52.6% | 56.3% | 60.0% |  
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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% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10.1% |  
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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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| 4.7% | 8.2% | 11.7% | 15.3% | 18.8% | 22.3% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| 2.8% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 12.1% | 14.4% |  
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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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| $31,700 | $34,300 | $37,000 | $39,600 | $42,300 | $44,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $23k | $39k | $55k | $70k | $85k | $101k |  
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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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| $44,300 | $46,800 | $49,300 | $51,800 | $54,200 | $56,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $36,200 | $39,700 | $43,100 | $46,500 | $49,900 | $53,400 |  
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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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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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