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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 51.2% | 54.6% | 58.0% | 61.4% | 64.8% | 68.2% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 2.3% | 5.2% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 13.7% | 16.6% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 2.7% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 8.7% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 4.2% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 10.3% | 12.3% | 14.4% | 
 
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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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| 4.4% | 6.4% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 12.3% | 14.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $26,000 | $29,900 | $33,800 | $37,700 | $41,500 | $45,400 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $32,500 | $37,200 | $41,900 | $46,500 | $51,200 | $56,000 | 
 
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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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| $42k | $55k | $68k | $80k | $93k | $106k | 
 
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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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| 57.1% | 60.1% | 63.2% | 66.2% | 69.3% | 72.4% | 
 
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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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| 7.1% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 13.2% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 1.09% | 1.55% | 2.01% | 2.47% | 2.93% | 3.40% | 
 
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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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| 5.1% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.47% | 0.94% | 1.41% | 1.88% | 2.36% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $33,500 | $34,800 | $36,200 | $37,500 | $38,900 | $40,300 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $26,800 | $28,400 | $30,000 | $31,600 | $33,100 | $34,800 | 
 
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| $36,800 | $40,200 | $43,500 | $46,800 | $50,100 | $53,400 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $40k | $53k | $65k | $77k | $89k | $101k | 
 
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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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