| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 68.43% | 68.78% | 69.13% | 69.47% | 69.82% | 70.17% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 4.76% | 5.08% | 5.40% | 5.71% | 6.02% | 6.34% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 3.872% | 3.907% | 3.941% | 3.975% | 4.009% | 4.044% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.6% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 10.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 2.27% | 2.47% | 2.66% | 2.85% | 3.05% | 3.24% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.85% | 0.90% | 0.95% | 1.00% | 1.06% | 1.11% |  
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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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| 5.7% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 10.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.030% | 0.059% | 0.089% | 0.119% | 0.149% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $35,534 | $35,564 | $35,594 | $35,625 | $35,655 | $35,685 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $35,600 | $36,800 | $37,900 | $39,000 | $40,100 | $41,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $29,500 | $30,300 | $31,100 | $31,800 | $32,600 | $33,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $39,700 | $40,600 | $41,500 | $42,300 | $43,200 | $44,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $58,400 | $60,000 | $61,500 | $63,100 | $64,600 | $66,200 |  
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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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| $27,100 | $30,100 | $33,100 | $36,000 | $38,900 | $41,900 |  
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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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