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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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| 4.0% | 6.7% | 9.3% | 12.0% | 14.6% | 17.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 5.3% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 1.3% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 8.1% | 10.3% | 12.6% | 
 
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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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| 1.5% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 11.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $31k | $47k | $63k | $78k | $94k | $110k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $46k | $79k | $111k | $144k | $176k | $208k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $22k | $42k | $61k | $81k | $101k | $121k | 
 
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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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| $32k | $47k | $62k | $76k | $91k | $106k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| $27k | $45k | $63k | $80k | $98k | $116k | 
 
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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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