| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 49.0% | 53.5% | 57.9% | 62.3% | 66.7% | 71.2% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 1.9% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10.0% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 4.5% | 9.0% | 13.6% | 18.1% | 22.7% |  
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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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| 5.4% | 7.7% | 10.0% | 12.2% | 14.5% | 16.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.26% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 1.28% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $28,600 | $31,200 | $33,600 | $36,100 | $38,600 | $41,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $32,800 | $37,800 | $42,700 | $47,600 | $52,500 | $57,400 |  
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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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| $42,300 | $47,100 | $51,800 | $56,600 | $61,400 | $66,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $38,700 | $40,600 | $42,400 | $44,300 | $46,100 | $48,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $38k | $54k | $68k | $83k | $98k | $113k |  
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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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| 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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| 3.8% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 10.2% |  
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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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| 1.0% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 11.0% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 4.5% | 9.0% | 13.6% | 18.1% | 22.7% |  
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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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| 4.0% | 6.6% | 9.2% | 11.7% | 14.2% | 16.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.26% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 1.28% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $26,800 | $29,700 | $32,500 | $35,400 | $38,200 | $41,100 |  
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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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| 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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| $37,700 | $39,800 | $41,800 | $43,900 | $45,900 | $48,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $34k | $50k | $66k | $81k | $97k | $113k |  
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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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