| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 64.6% | 67.2% | 69.7% | 72.3% | 74.9% | 77.5% |  
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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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| 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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| 4.0% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 12.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.26% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 1.03% | 1.29% |  
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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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| 4.8% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.31% | 0.61% | 0.92% | 1.22% | 1.53% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $33,600 | $36,000 | $38,300 | $40,600 | $42,900 | $45,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $28,700 | $31,700 | $34,700 | $37,600 | $40,600 | $43,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $34,000 | $37,100 | $40,100 | $43,200 | $46,200 | $49,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $32,300 | $36,100 | $39,800 | $43,600 | $47,300 | $51,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $31,900 | $35,100 | $38,300 | $41,500 | $44,600 | $47,900 |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 60.0% | 63.5% | 66.9% | 70.4% | 73.8% | 77.3% |  
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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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| 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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| 3.9% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 12.3% |  
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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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| 3.3% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 10.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.29% | 0.58% | 0.87% | 1.16% | 1.46% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $29,000 | $33,000 | $36,800 | $40,700 | $44,600 | $48,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $33,300 | $36,300 | $39,400 | $42,400 | $45,500 | $48,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $31,900 | $34,800 | $37,600 | $40,400 | $43,200 | $46,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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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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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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