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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 67.8% | 69.9% | 72.0% | 74.1% | 76.2% | 78.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 7.0% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 12.5% | 13.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.88% | 1.22% | 1.55% | 1.88% | 2.21% | 2.55% | 
 
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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% | 0.35% | 0.71% | 1.06% | 1.41% | 1.77% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $26k | $46k | $66k | $85k | $105k | $124k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| $44k | $56k | $67k | $78k | $90k | $101k | 
 
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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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| 66.2% | 69.0% | 71.8% | 74.5% | 77.3% | 80.1% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 6.3% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 11.5% | 13.2% | 15.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.35% | 0.71% | 1.06% | 1.41% | 1.77% | 
 
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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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