| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 67.0% | 68.1% | 69.2% | 70.3% | 71.4% | 72.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.90% | 3.16% | 3.42% | 3.68% | 3.94% | 4.21% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.51% | 6.74% | 6.97% | 7.20% | 7.43% | 7.67% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 4.75% | 5.17% | 5.58% | 5.98% | 6.39% | 6.81% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 2.17% | 2.33% | 2.49% | 2.65% | 2.80% | 2.97% |  
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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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| 3.93% | 4.26% | 4.58% | 4.91% | 5.23% | 5.56% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.037% | 0.059% | 0.079% | 0.100% | 0.121% | 0.142% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $37,200 | $40,300 | $43,400 | $46,400 | $49,500 | $52,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $62,200 | $63,600 | $64,900 | $66,200 | $67,500 | $68,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $45,900 | $47,100 | $48,400 | $49,600 | $50,800 | $52,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $42,800 | $43,700 | $44,500 | $45,300 | $46,100 | $46,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $46,400 | $49,000 | $51,500 | $54,000 | $56,500 | $59,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $58,300 | $63,000 | $67,700 | $72,400 | $77,000 | $81,800 |  
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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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| $29,000 | $32,300 | $35,500 | $38,800 | $42,000 | $45,300 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 54.2% | 58.2% | 62.1% | 66.0% | 69.9% | 73.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.9% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 14.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.3% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 11.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 0.7% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 10.6% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| 2.1% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.33% | 0.41% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $43k | $70k | $97k | $124k | $151k | $179k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $52k | $72k | $91k | $110k | $129k | $149k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $32k | $46k | $59k | $72k | $86k | $100k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $40,800 | $44,400 | $47,900 | $51,400 | $55,000 | $58,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $38k | $76k | $112k | $149k | $186k | $223k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $78k | $93k | $107k | $122k | $136k | $151k |  
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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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| $24k | $57k | $89k | $122k | $154k | $187k |  
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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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