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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 50.2% | 53.6% | 57.0% | 60.3% | 63.7% | 67.1% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 3.19% | 3.65% | 4.10% | 4.56% | 5.01% | 5.47% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 4.3% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 11.1% | 11.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 14.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 3.9% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 2.38% | 2.48% | 2.59% | 2.69% | 2.79% | 2.90% | 
 
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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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| 3.9% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 13.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.000% | 0.046% | 0.091% | 0.137% | 0.183% | 0.229% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $19,700 | $23,200 | $26,800 | $30,300 | $33,900 | $37,500 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $36,400 | $39,900 | $43,300 | $46,800 | $50,300 | $53,800 | 
 
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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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| $39,000 | $43,900 | $48,800 | $53,600 | $58,400 | $63,300 | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 49.5% | 52.8% | 56.0% | 59.2% | 62.4% | 65.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 2.13% | 2.56% | 3.00% | 3.43% | 3.86% | 4.30% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 5.61% | 6.04% | 6.48% | 6.91% | 7.34% | 7.77% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 9.4% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 14.6% | 15.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 1.40% | 1.88% | 2.35% | 2.82% | 3.29% | 3.77% | 
 
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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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| 4.5% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 13.5% | 
 
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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% | 0.37% | 0.56% | 0.75% | 0.94% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $26,700 | $28,800 | $30,900 | $33,000 | $35,100 | $37,200 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $74,800 | $77,300 | $79,800 | $82,200 | $84,700 | $87,200 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $36,800 | $40,100 | $43,400 | $46,700 | $50,000 | $53,400 | 
 
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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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| $67k | $74k | $81k | $87k | $94k | $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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