| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 53.5% | 56.2% | 59.0% | 61.7% | 64.4% | 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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.3% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 14.8% | 16.9% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.78% | 1.88% | 1.98% | 2.08% | 2.18% | 2.29% |  
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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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| 6.7% | 8.6% | 10.4% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 15.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.37% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $28,700 | $29,500 | $30,200 | $31,000 | $31,800 | $32,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $29,900 | $33,000 | $36,000 | $39,100 | $42,100 | $45,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $39,300 | $41,600 | $43,800 | $46,100 | $48,300 | $50,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $37,300 | $41,000 | $44,600 | $48,200 | $51,800 | $55,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $50,900 | $51,800 | $52,700 | $53,600 | $54,500 | $55,400 |  
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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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| $24,600 | $26,900 | $29,000 | $31,200 | $33,400 | $35,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $30,800 | $32,100 | $33,200 | $34,400 | $35,600 | $36,800 |  
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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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| $29,500 | $33,000 | $36,300 | $39,700 | $43,100 | $46,500 |  
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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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| $34,600 | $37,300 | $39,900 | $42,600 | $45,300 | $48,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $32k | $46k | $59k | $73k | $86k | $101k |  
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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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| $10,900 | $15,800 | $20,700 | $25,600 | $30,500 | $35,400 |  
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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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