| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 66.6% | 70.8% | 75.1% | 79.3% | 83.5% | 87.8% |  
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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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| 1.8% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 12.0% | 15.4% | 18.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 10.2% | 12.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.40% | 0.81% | 1.21% | 1.62% | 2.03% |  
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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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| 0.4% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 10.3% |  
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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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| $22,300 | $26,500 | $30,700 | $34,900 | $39,100 | $43,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $88,750 | $89,020 | $89,290 | $89,560 | $89,830 | $90,110 |  
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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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| 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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 63.7% | 68.6% | 73.4% | 78.2% | 83.0% | 87.8% |  
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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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| 1.8% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 12.0% | 15.4% | 18.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 10.7% | 13.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 10.2% | 12.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.84% | 1.26% | 1.67% | 2.10% |  
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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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| 0.4% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 10.3% |  
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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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| 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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| 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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