| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 62.798% | 62.836% | 62.873% | 62.911% | 62.948% | 62.986% |  
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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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| 13.4% | 14.0% | 14.5% | 15.0% | 15.5% | 16.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.56% | 5.69% | 5.81% | 5.93% | 6.05% | 6.17% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.76% | 0.93% | 1.09% | 1.25% | 1.41% | 1.58% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.276% | 1.290% | 1.302% | 1.315% | 1.328% | 1.341% |  
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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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| 7.43% | 7.51% | 7.59% | 7.66% | 7.74% | 7.82% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.1502% | 0.1511% | 0.1520% | 0.1529% | 0.1538% | 0.1547% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $70,200 | $71,500 | $72,800 | $74,100 | $75,400 | $76,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $50k | $61k | $72k | $83k | $93k | $105k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $60,200 | $62,500 | $64,800 | $67,100 | $69,400 | $71,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $75,600 | $76,200 | $76,800 | $77,400 | $77,900 | $78,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $61,500 | $64,700 | $67,800 | $71,000 | $74,100 | $77,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $83,700 | $85,400 | $87,000 | $88,600 | $90,200 | $91,800 |  
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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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| $49,600 | $53,800 | $58,000 | $62,200 | $66,400 | $70,700 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 64.2% | 65.6% | 66.9% | 68.3% | 69.6% | 71.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 3.29% | 3.62% | 3.94% | 4.26% | 4.58% | 4.91% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 11.3% | 11.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 13.8% | 14.5% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.39% | 0.77% | 1.16% | 1.55% | 1.94% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.54% | 0.72% | 0.90% |  
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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% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.41% |  
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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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