| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 72.6% | 74.9% | 77.1% | 79.4% | 81.6% | 84.0% |  
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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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| 2.46% | 2.87% | 3.28% | 3.69% | 4.10% | 4.51% |  
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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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| 1.34% | 1.73% | 2.12% | 2.51% | 2.90% | 3.29% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.12% | 1.30% | 1.48% | 1.66% | 1.83% | 2.01% |  
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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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| 4.21% | 4.63% | 5.05% | 5.47% | 5.89% | 6.31% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.050% | 0.100% | 0.150% | 0.200% | 0.250% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $35,900 | $40,000 | $44,100 | $48,200 | $52,200 | $56,400 |  
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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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| $52,600 | $55,200 | $57,700 | $60,200 | $62,700 | $65,200 |  
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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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| $59k | $74k | $89k | $104k | $119k | $134k |  
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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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| 69.5% | 73.5% | 77.5% | 81.4% | 85.4% | 89.4% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 10.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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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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| 1.6% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 8.1% | 10.3% | 12.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.31% | 0.63% | 0.94% | 1.25% | 1.57% |  
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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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| $24k | $51k | $78k | $105k | $131k | $158k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $22k | $44k | $66k | $87k | $109k | $131k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $36k | $50k | $64k | $78k | $92k | $106k |  
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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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| $36k | $72k | $107k | $142k | $178k | $213k |  
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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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| $11k | $39k | $67k | $95k | $123k | $151k |  
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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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