| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 53.9% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 69.1% |  
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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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| 4.0% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 10.3% | 11.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.9% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 12.5% |  
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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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| 6.6% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 14.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.16% | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.79% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $43,400 | $48,100 | $52,800 | $57,400 | $62,100 | $66,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $54k | $68k | $82k | $96k | $109k | $124k |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $47k | $61k | $74k | $87k | $100k | $113k |  
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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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