| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 49.8% | 52.5% | 55.1% | 57.7% | 60.4% | 63.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 3.4% | 5.9% | 8.4% | 10.8% | 13.3% | 15.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.3% | 8.3% | 10.3% | 12.2% | 14.2% | 16.2% |  
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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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| 7.96% | 8.28% | 8.60% | 8.92% | 9.23% | 9.55% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.96% | 1.19% | 1.42% | 1.64% | 1.87% | 2.10% |  
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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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| 4.3% | 6.0% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 12.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.22% | 0.28% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $55k | $64k | $74k | $83k | $92k | $102k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $38k | $61k | $84k | $106k | $129k | $152k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $61,600 | $65,300 | $68,900 | $72,600 | $76,200 | $79,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $64,400 | $66,100 | $67,700 | $69,300 | $70,900 | $72,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $65k | $74k | $82k | $90k | $98k | $107k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $38,800 | $41,700 | $44,600 | $47,500 | $50,400 | $53,300 |  
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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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| $24k | $50k | $75k | $101k | $126k | $152k |  
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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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