| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 59.7% | 61.0% | 62.3% | 63.6% | 64.9% | 66.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.77% | 3.16% | 3.55% | 3.93% | 4.32% | 4.71% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 12.8% | 13.6% | 14.4% | 15.2% | 15.9% | 16.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.18% | 7.53% | 7.88% | 8.22% | 8.57% | 8.92% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 3.98% | 4.44% | 4.90% | 5.37% | 5.83% | 6.29% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.30% | 1.62% | 1.93% | 2.25% | 2.56% | 2.88% |  
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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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| 0.000% | 0.048% | 0.097% | 0.145% | 0.194% | 0.243% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $40,700 | $42,800 | $44,900 | $46,900 | $49,000 | $51,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $51,600 | $54,400 | $57,100 | $59,800 | $62,500 | $65,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $49,910 | $50,170 | $50,430 | $50,680 | $50,940 | $51,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $49,700 | $51,800 | $53,900 | $56,000 | $58,100 | $60,300 |  
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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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| $60k | $72k | $83k | $95k | $106k | $118k |  
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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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| $31k | $50k | $68k | $87k | $105k | $124k |  
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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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