| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 56.8% | 57.7% | 58.5% | 59.4% | 60.3% | 61.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 4.60% | 5.06% | 5.52% | 5.98% | 6.44% | 6.91% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 10.36% | 10.58% | 10.80% | 11.02% | 11.24% | 11.47% |  
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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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| 6.9% | 7.6% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.20% | 1.28% | 1.36% | 1.43% | 1.51% | 1.59% |  
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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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| 0.000% | 0.005% | 0.010% | 0.016% | 0.021% | 0.027% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $39,000 | $40,400 | $41,800 | $43,200 | $44,500 | $45,900 |  
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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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| $45,300 | $47,500 | $49,600 | $51,700 | $53,900 | $56,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $37,000 | $39,100 | $41,200 | $43,200 | $45,300 | $47,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $46,300 | $47,800 | $49,200 | $50,500 | $51,900 | $53,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $45,640 | $45,880 | $46,110 | $46,330 | $46,560 | $46,800 |  
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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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| $35,000 | $36,000 | $36,800 | $37,700 | $38,600 | $39,500 |  
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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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