| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 43.9% | 45.4% | 46.8% | 48.3% | 49.7% | 51.2% |  
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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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| 6.4% | 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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| 9.96% | 10.18% | 10.40% | 10.61% | 10.82% | 11.04% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 17.9% | 20.0% | 22.0% | 24.1% | 26.1% | 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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| 3.80% | 3.94% | 4.07% | 4.20% | 4.33% | 4.47% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.026% | 0.051% | 0.077% | 0.102% | 0.128% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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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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| $36,100 | $39,200 | $42,200 | $45,200 | $48,100 | $51,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $35,800 | $39,000 | $42,200 | $45,400 | $48,600 | $51,800 |  
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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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| $21,800 | $23,600 | $25,400 | $27,200 | $29,000 | $30,900 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 37.3% | 40.0% | 42.6% | 45.2% | 47.8% | 50.5% |  
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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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| 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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| 2.7% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 14.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 22.4% | 25.4% | 28.3% | 31.1% | 34.0% | 37.0% |  
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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% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.69% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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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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| $36,400 | $40,400 | $44,400 | $48,400 | $52,400 | $56,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $34,500 | $38,700 | $42,700 | $46,800 | $50,900 | $55,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $46,500 | $51,000 | $55,500 | $59,900 | $64,300 | $68,800 |  
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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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