| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 63.8% | 66.5% | 69.1% | 71.7% | 74.3% | 76.9% |  
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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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| 5.2% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 10.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.65% | 1.04% | 1.42% | 1.81% | 2.19% | 2.58% |  
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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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| 5.9% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.5% |  
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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% | 0.42% | 0.55% | 0.70% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $37,000 | $40,800 | $44,500 | $48,300 | $52,100 | $55,900 |  
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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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| $37,900 | $42,500 | $47,100 | $51,700 | $56,300 | $61,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $35,900 | $39,300 | $42,600 | $45,900 | $49,300 | $52,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $32,800 | $37,000 | $41,200 | $45,400 | $49,500 | $53,800 |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 60.3% | 64.6% | 68.7% | 72.9% | 77.1% | 81.3% |  
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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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| 1.1% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 12.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.0% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 10.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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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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| 4.5% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 13.7% | 16.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.42% | 0.63% | 0.84% | 1.05% |  
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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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| $24k | $56k | $88k | $119k | $151k | $183k |  
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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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| 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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| $19k | $40k | $60k | $81k | $101k | $122k |  
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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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