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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 63.0% | 64.8% | 66.5% | 68.2% | 70.0% | 71.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 3.26% | 3.50% | 3.73% | 3.96% | 4.19% | 4.43% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 4.4% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 
 
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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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| 4.7% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 
 
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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% | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.27% | 0.35% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $31,200 | $32,900 | $34,600 | $36,300 | $37,900 | $39,700 | 
 
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| $31,900 | $35,800 | $39,600 | $43,500 | $47,300 | $51,200 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $30,800 | $33,300 | $35,800 | $38,300 | $40,800 | $43,300 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $35,100 | $37,500 | $39,900 | $42,200 | $44,600 | $47,000 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| $47k | $61k | $74k | $88k | $102k | $116k | 
 
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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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| $26,600 | $27,500 | $28,400 | $29,200 | $30,000 | $30,900 | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 63.0% | 65.0% | 66.9% | 68.8% | 70.8% | 72.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 2.38% | 2.79% | 3.20% | 3.61% | 4.02% | 4.43% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 4.1% | 5.4% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 
 
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| 4.7% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 11.6% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.36% | 0.73% | 1.09% | 1.45% | 1.82% | 
 
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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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| $23,900 | $27,600 | $31,200 | $34,900 | $38,500 | $42,200 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $29,000 | $31,900 | $34,800 | $37,600 | $40,400 | $43,300 | 
 
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| $47k | $59k | $71k | $83k | $96k | $108k | 
 
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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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| $26,600 | $27,600 | $28,600 | $29,600 | $30,600 | $31,600 | 
 
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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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