| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 49.0% | 53.1% | 57.1% | 61.2% | 65.2% | 69.4% |  
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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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| 2.3% | 5.4% | 8.3% | 11.3% | 14.3% | 17.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 10.5% | 12.1% | 13.7% | 15.3% | 16.9% | 18.5% |  
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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% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.38% | 0.48% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $33,800 | $35,500 | $37,100 | $38,700 | $40,400 | $42,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $30,300 | $31,500 | $32,700 | $33,900 | $35,000 | $36,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $23,700 | $28,700 | $33,600 | $38,600 | $43,500 | $48,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $29,800 | $32,100 | $34,400 | $36,600 | $38,900 | $41,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $35,700 | $38,800 | $41,900 | $45,000 | $48,100 | $51,200 |  
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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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| $30,800 | $34,800 | $38,600 | $42,500 | $46,400 | $50,300 |  
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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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