| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 55.2% | 58.0% | 60.7% | 63.4% | 66.1% | 68.9% |  
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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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| 10.5% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 13.0% | 13.8% | 14.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.9% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 11.1% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.25% | 0.31% |  
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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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| $71k | $78k | $83k | $89k | $95k | $102k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $68,000 | $72,200 | $76,300 | $80,400 | $84,600 | $88,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $55,900 | $61,000 | $65,900 | $70,900 | $75,900 | $80,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $62k | $70k | $77k | $85k | $92k | $101k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $64k | $73k | $83k | $92k | $102k | $111k |  
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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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| $33k | $51k | $69k | $87k | $104k | $122k |  
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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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