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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 59.2% | 60.7% | 62.1% | 63.6% | 65.0% | 66.5% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 4.25% | 4.65% | 5.05% | 5.45% | 5.84% | 6.25% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 7.8% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 
 
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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: federal government (%):
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| 0.40% | 0.58% | 0.76% | 0.94% | 1.11% | 1.30% | 
 
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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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| 7.6% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 11.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.39% | 0.47% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $35,000 | $36,300 | $37,600 | $38,800 | $40,000 | $41,300 | 
 
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| $25,400 | $29,900 | $34,300 | $38,700 | $43,100 | $47,600 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $43,100 | $43,800 | $44,500 | $45,200 | $45,800 | $46,600 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $35,500 | $38,900 | $42,200 | $45,600 | $49,000 | $52,400 | 
 
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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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| $33,400 | $36,100 | $38,800 | $41,400 | $44,100 | $46,800 | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 0.0% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 12.2% | 15.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.0% | 4.9% | 9.8% | 14.7% | 19.6% | 24.5% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $14k | $31k | $49k | $66k | $83k | $101k | 
 
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| $6k | $55k | $104k | $153k | $201k | $251k | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 55.1% | 59.1% | 63.2% | 67.2% | 71.2% | 75.2% | 
 
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| 4.6% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 12.1% | 14.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 3.3% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 1.2% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 11.2% | 
 
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| 0.00% | 0.40% | 0.80% | 1.20% | 1.60% | 2.00% | 
 
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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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| 3.0% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 16.4% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.87% | 1.09% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $31,000 | $34,100 | $37,300 | $40,400 | $43,600 | $46,700 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $32,000 | $36,800 | $41,600 | $46,400 | $51,200 | $56,000 | 
 
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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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