| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 64.8% | 66.7% | 68.5% | 70.4% | 72.2% | 74.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 4.7% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 10.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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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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| 1.16% | 1.41% | 1.65% | 1.89% | 2.13% | 2.38% |  
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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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| 3.2% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 9.7% | 11.8% | 14.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.40% | 0.50% |  
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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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| $31k | $59k | $87k | $115k | $143k | $171k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $61,000 | $65,900 | $70,800 | $75,700 | $80,500 | $85,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $66,380 | $66,760 | $67,130 | $67,500 | $67,870 | $68,250 |  
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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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