| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 65.4% | 67.6% | 69.7% | 71.8% | 74.0% | 76.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 0.38% | 0.88% | 1.37% | 1.87% | 2.37% | 2.87% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 12.4% | 13.3% | 14.1% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 16.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.91% | 5.16% | 5.40% | 5.64% | 5.88% | 6.13% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.45% | 0.85% | 1.25% | 1.65% | 2.04% | 2.44% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.83% | 1.21% | 1.58% | 1.95% | 2.33% | 2.70% |  
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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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| 4.18% | 4.51% | 4.84% | 5.17% | 5.49% | 5.83% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.17% | 0.23% | 0.30% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,500 | $39,100 | $41,700 | $44,200 | $46,700 | $49,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $38,800 | $43,400 | $47,900 | $52,400 | $57,000 | $61,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $42,300 | $43,500 | $44,700 | $45,900 | $47,100 | $48,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $45,700 | $46,900 | $48,200 | $49,400 | $50,700 | $52,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $44,200 | $45,300 | $46,300 | $47,300 | $48,400 | $49,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $54,900 | $55,500 | $56,000 | $56,600 | $57,200 | $57,800 |  
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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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| $32,000 | $34,100 | $36,200 | $38,300 | $40,300 | $42,500 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 57.2% | 61.0% | 64.8% | 68.6% | 72.3% | 76.2% |  
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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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| 10.2% | 11.8% | 13.4% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 18.1% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.86% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,500 | $40,700 | $44,900 | $49,000 | $53,100 | $57,300 |  
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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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| $31,800 | $35,700 | $39,700 | $43,600 | $47,500 | $51,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $43,100 | $46,800 | $50,400 | $54,100 | $57,700 | $61,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $35k | $49k | $63k | $77k | $91k | $106k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $48,700 | $52,700 | $56,600 | $60,500 | $64,400 | $68,400 |  
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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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