| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 47.1% | 50.7% | 54.2% | 57.7% | 61.2% | 64.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.02% | 1.45% | 1.88% | 2.31% | 2.74% | 3.17% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.4% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.9% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11.0% | 12.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 13.9% | 16.8% | 19.7% | 22.5% | 25.3% | 28.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.76% | 1.21% | 1.66% | 2.10% | 2.55% | 3.00% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.23% | 0.34% | 0.45% | 0.57% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $21,400 | $26,100 | $30,800 | $35,500 | $40,100 | $44,800 |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $35,200 | $37,500 | $39,700 | $41,900 | $44,100 | $46,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $28,400 | $31,800 | $35,100 | $38,500 | $41,800 | $45,200 |  
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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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| $14,900 | $19,300 | $23,600 | $28,000 | $32,300 | $36,700 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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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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| 2.3% | 4.9% | 7.4% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 15.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 2.3% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 12.3% | 14.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 10.6% | 14.2% | 17.7% | 21.2% | 24.6% | 28.2% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.92% | 1.23% | 1.55% |  
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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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