| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 50.6% | 53.0% | 55.4% | 57.8% | 60.2% | 62.6% |  
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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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| 8.2% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 11.9% | 12.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.5% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 3.38% | 3.71% | 4.04% | 4.38% | 4.71% | 5.04% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 9.8% | 11.8% | 13.7% | 15.6% | 17.6% | 19.5% |  
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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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| 2.73% | 2.95% | 3.16% | 3.37% | 3.59% | 3.80% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.026% | 0.051% | 0.077% | 0.103% | 0.129% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $40,600 | $44,900 | $49,100 | $53,400 | $57,700 | $62,000 |  
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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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| $44,600 | $49,200 | $53,700 | $58,300 | $62,800 | $67,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $51,900 | $56,300 | $60,700 | $65,000 | $69,300 | $73,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $39,600 | $44,100 | $48,600 | $53,100 | $57,500 | $62,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $65k | $73k | $80k | $87k | $94k | $102k |  
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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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| $31,300 | $34,900 | $38,500 | $42,000 | $45,600 | $49,200 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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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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| 2.4% | 6.4% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 18.2% | 22.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 2.4% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 11.9% | 15.0% | 18.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.9% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 6.4% | 8.2% | 10.1% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.20% | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.81% | 1.02% |  
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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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| $30k | $55k | $81k | $106k | $132k | $157k |  
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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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| $31k | $45k | $59k | $73k | $87k | $101k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $30k | $51k | $71k | $91k | $112k | $133k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $41k | $60k | $78k | $96k | $115k | $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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| $2k | $35k | $68k | $100k | $133k | $166k |  
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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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