| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 74.8% | 75.7% | 76.4% | 77.2% | 78.0% | 78.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.63% | 3.03% | 3.42% | 3.82% | 4.21% | 4.61% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 3.290% | 3.297% | 3.304% | 3.310% | 3.316% | 3.323% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.84% | 6.03% | 6.21% | 6.39% | 6.57% | 6.75% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 2.26% | 2.35% | 2.44% | 2.52% | 2.60% | 2.69% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.99% | 2.05% | 2.11% | 2.16% | 2.22% | 2.28% |  
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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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| 4.79% | 4.95% | 5.09% | 5.24% | 5.39% | 5.54% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.065% | 0.102% | 0.138% | 0.174% | 0.211% | 0.248% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,400 | $38,700 | $41,000 | $43,200 | $45,500 | $47,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $54,800 | $59,100 | $63,400 | $67,700 | $72,100 | $76,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $43,700 | $45,900 | $48,100 | $50,200 | $52,300 | $54,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $56,700 | $57,500 | $58,100 | $58,800 | $59,500 | $60,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $50,410 | $50,640 | $50,870 | $51,110 | $51,340 | $51,570 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $57,300 | $58,300 | $59,300 | $60,300 | $61,400 | $62,400 |  
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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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| $32,300 | $36,000 | $39,700 | $43,400 | $47,100 | $50,900 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 58.8% | 63.3% | 67.7% | 72.1% | 76.5% | 80.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.2% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 11.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 1.2% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 11.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.6% | 5.8% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.2% | 14.4% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| 0.9% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 9.5% | 12.4% | 15.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.69% |  
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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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| $27k | $52k | $77k | $101k | $126k | $151k |  
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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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| $41k | $53k | $65k | $77k | $89k | $102k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $41k | $55k | $68k | $81k | $94k | $107k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $22k | $45k | $68k | $91k | $113k | $137k |  
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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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