| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 60.2% | 62.1% | 63.9% | 65.7% | 67.5% | 69.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.38% | 1.73% | 2.08% | 2.42% | 2.77% | 3.12% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 8.1% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 11.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.4% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 10.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 5.6% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 10.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.29% | 0.59% | 0.88% | 1.18% | 1.48% |  
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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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| 3.9% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 12.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.040% | 0.080% | 0.120% | 0.160% | 0.201% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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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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| 4.6% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 13.3% | 15.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 2.5% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 12.7% | 16.1% | 19.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 3.9% | 5.6% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 10.9% | 12.7% |  
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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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| 2.5% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 12.8% | 15.4% |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $52k | $67k | $82k | $97k | $112k | $127k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $16k | $40k | $62k | $85k | $108k | $131k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $41,400 | $45,400 | $49,400 | $53,400 | $57,400 | $61,400 |  
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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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