| 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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| 1.4% | 4.7% | 7.9% | 11.1% | 14.3% | 17.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 1.8% | 4.9% | 7.9% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 17.1% |  
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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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| 2.3% | 6.1% | 9.9% | 13.6% | 17.3% | 21.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.67% | 0.84% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $26k | $44k | $61k | $78k | $95k | $112k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $16k | $63k | $110k | $157k | $203k | $251k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $32k | $51k | $70k | $88k | $107k | $126k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $24k | $40k | $55k | $70k | $85k | $101k |  
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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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| $49k | $62k | $75k | $87k | $100k | $112k |  
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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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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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