| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 62.8564% | 62.8591% | 62.8617% | 62.8644% | 62.8670% | 62.8697% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 7.18% | 7.50% | 7.82% | 8.13% | 8.45% | 8.77% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 8.1003% | 8.1025% | 8.1046% | 8.1066% | 8.1087% | 8.1108% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 8.8% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 11.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 2.72% | 2.92% | 3.12% | 3.32% | 3.51% | 3.71% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.448% | 1.484% | 1.520% | 1.557% | 1.593% | 1.629% |  
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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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| 4.97% | 5.39% | 5.81% | 6.22% | 6.64% | 7.06% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.158% | 0.167% | 0.176% | 0.185% | 0.193% | 0.202% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $64,900 | $66,300 | $67,700 | $69,000 | $70,400 | $71,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $88,000 | $88,600 | $89,200 | $89,800 | $90,400 | $91,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $70,640 | $70,990 | $71,340 | $71,690 | $72,040 | $72,390 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $75,200 | $76,000 | $76,800 | $77,600 | $78,400 | $79,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $84,260 | $84,330 | $84,390 | $84,450 | $84,520 | $84,590 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $63,500 | $64,300 | $65,000 | $65,700 | $66,500 | $67,200 |  
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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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| $54,000 | $54,700 | $55,300 | $55,900 | $56,400 | $57,100 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 58.3% | 62.0% | 65.7% | 69.4% | 73.1% | 76.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 0.7% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 10.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 3.9% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 10.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.6% | 9.6% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 15.4% | 17.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.56% | 0.70% |  
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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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| $39k | $60k | $81k | $101k | $122k | $142k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $51k | $62k | $72k | $83k | $94k | $105k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $36k | $53k | $70k | $87k | $104k | $121k |  
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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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