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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 65.8% | 67.4% | 69.0% | 70.6% | 72.1% | 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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| 2.39% | 2.77% | 3.14% | 3.52% | 3.89% | 4.27% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 2.6% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 10.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 3.26% | 3.58% | 3.89% | 4.20% | 4.51% | 4.83% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.13% | 0.51% | 0.88% | 1.25% | 1.63% | 2.01% | 
 
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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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| 0.000% | 0.027% | 0.055% | 0.082% | 0.110% | 0.138% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $36,800 | $37,900 | $38,900 | $40,000 | $41,000 | $42,100 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $27k | $44k | $60k | $77k | $93k | $110k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $35,700 | $36,900 | $38,100 | $39,300 | $40,500 | $41,800 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $27,100 | $30,800 | $34,500 | $38,200 | $41,900 | $45,700 | 
 
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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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| $41,600 | $45,900 | $50,200 | $54,400 | $58,600 | $62,900 | 
 
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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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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $34,400 | $36,200 | $37,900 | $39,600 | $41,200 | $43,000 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $32,300 | $35,600 | $38,800 | $42,100 | $45,300 | $48,600 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $27,100 | $31,000 | $34,800 | $38,700 | $42,500 | $46,400 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $29,500 | $31,900 | $34,300 | $36,700 | $39,000 | $41,500 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| $55,600 | $57,100 | $58,500 | $59,900 | $61,200 | $62,700 | 
 
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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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