| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 54.2% | 58.4% | 62.6% | 66.8% | 71.1% | 75.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 0.71% | 0.91% | 1.11% | 1.30% | 1.50% | 1.70% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.6% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% | 12.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.8% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 2.62% | 3.03% | 3.45% | 3.86% | 4.27% | 4.69% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 4.6% | 7.5% | 10.4% | 13.2% | 16.1% | 19.0% |  
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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% | 0.06% | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.23% | 0.29% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $31,900 | $35,400 | $38,900 | $42,300 | $45,800 | $49,300 |  
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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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| $41,300 | $45,400 | $49,400 | $53,400 | $57,500 | $61,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $51,000 | $53,500 | $55,900 | $58,300 | $60,700 | $63,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $39,600 | $42,900 | $46,100 | $49,300 | $52,500 | $55,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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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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| $25,100 | $28,300 | $31,500 | $34,600 | $37,800 | $41,000 |  
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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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| 4.0% | 7.7% | 11.3% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 22.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 1.3% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 11.4% | 14.8% | 18.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.2% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 2.4% | 6.1% | 9.7% | 13.3% | 17.0% | 20.6% |  
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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% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.61% |  
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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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| 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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $27k | $42k | $57k | $72k | $87k | $103k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $41k | $61k | $80k | $99k | $118k | $138k |  
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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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