| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 52.6% | 53.8% | 54.9% | 56.1% | 57.2% | 58.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.8% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 8.1% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 12.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.60% | 7.78% | 7.95% | 8.12% | 8.28% | 8.46% |  
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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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| 9.27% | 9.39% | 9.51% | 9.62% | 9.74% | 9.86% |  
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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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| 4.43% | 4.81% | 5.18% | 5.55% | 5.92% | 6.30% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.045% | 0.090% | 0.136% | 0.181% | 0.227% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $46k | $59k | $70k | $82k | $94k | $106k |  
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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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| $55k | $72k | $88k | $103k | $119k | $136k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $54,500 | $57,600 | $60,600 | $63,500 | $66,500 | $69,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $52,900 | $56,400 | $59,900 | $63,300 | $66,800 | $70,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $75k | $87k | $98k | $109k | $120k | $131k |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 54.1% | 56.0% | 57.8% | 59.7% | 61.5% | 63.4% |  
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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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| 7.2% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 12.3% | 13.7% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 7.2% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 11.2% |  
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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% | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.78% | 0.97% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $50k | $60k | $71k | $81k | $91k | $102k |  
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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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| $51k | $66k | $80k | $95k | $109k | $124k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $52,000 | $57,100 | $62,100 | $67,100 | $72,000 | $77,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $93k | $101k | $107k | $114k | $121k | $128k |  
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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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