| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 61.1% | 63.9% | 66.7% | 69.5% | 72.3% | 75.1% |  
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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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| 3.6% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 11.4% |  
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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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| 4.8% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 13.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.021% | 0.042% | 0.062% | 0.083% | 0.105% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $26,100 | $29,100 | $32,100 | $35,100 | $38,000 | $41,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 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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| $36,800 | $40,900 | $44,900 | $48,900 | $52,900 | $56,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $29,900 | $32,600 | $35,200 | $37,800 | $40,500 | $43,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $59,100 | $61,700 | $64,300 | $66,900 | $69,500 | $72,200 |  
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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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| $10,700 | $14,900 | $19,200 | $23,400 | $27,600 | $31,900 |  
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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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