| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 60.2% | 64.0% | 67.7% | 71.5% | 75.2% | 79.0% |  
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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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| 8.4% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.34% | 3.64% | 3.92% | 4.21% | 4.50% | 4.79% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.46% | 1.53% | 1.60% | 1.67% | 1.73% | 1.81% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.94% | 1.25% | 1.56% | 1.86% | 2.17% | 2.48% |  
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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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| 4.9% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 11.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.02% | 0.10% | 0.17% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.40% |  
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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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| $61,600 | $65,200 | $68,800 | $72,400 | $75,900 | $79,600 |  
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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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| $61k | $77k | $93k | $108k | $123k | $139k |  
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| Median income 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: private (%): | 
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| 56.4% | 60.8% | 65.2% | 69.6% | 74.0% | 78.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.0% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 10.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.1% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 13.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.42% | 4.51% | 4.59% | 4.68% | 4.76% | 4.85% |  
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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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| 1.05% | 1.34% | 1.64% | 1.93% | 2.22% | 2.52% |  
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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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| 6.2% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 12.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.46% |  
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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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