| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 57.3% | 58.7% | 60.0% | 61.3% | 62.7% | 64.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 5.44% | 5.59% | 5.73% | 5.87% | 6.02% | 6.17% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 12.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 10.0% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.9% | 13.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 4.35% | 4.51% | 4.66% | 4.81% | 4.96% | 5.11% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.79% | 0.92% | 1.05% | 1.18% | 1.31% | 1.44% |  
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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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| 3.90% | 4.11% | 4.32% | 4.53% | 4.74% | 4.96% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.043% | 0.087% | 0.130% | 0.174% | 0.218% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $70,400 | $73,500 | $76,500 | $79,600 | $82,600 | $85,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $60k | $71k | $82k | $93k | $103k | $114k |  
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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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| $72k | $83k | $93k | $104k | $114k | $125k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $69k | $76k | $83k | $89k | $95k | $102k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $57k | $67k | $76k | $85k | $94k | $104k |  
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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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