| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 67.94% | 68.14% | 68.33% | 68.52% | 68.71% | 68.91% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.03% | 1.36% | 1.69% | 2.01% | 2.33% | 2.66% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.5% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.9% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 11.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 3.42% | 3.82% | 4.22% | 4.62% | 5.02% | 5.42% |  
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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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| 6.4% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.27% | 0.41% | 0.54% | 0.68% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $29,200 | $30,100 | $30,900 | $31,700 | $32,500 | $33,400 |  
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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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| $24,800 | $28,200 | $31,400 | $34,700 | $37,900 | $41,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $32,500 | $33,900 | $35,400 | $36,800 | $38,200 | $39,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $28,700 | $31,700 | $34,700 | $37,600 | $40,600 | $43,600 |  
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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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| $17,400 | $18,800 | $20,200 | $21,600 | $22,900 | $24,400 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 65.2% | 67.3% | 69.4% | 71.5% | 73.5% | 75.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.33% | 0.67% | 1.00% | 1.34% | 1.67% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.6% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.9% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.39% | 0.77% | 1.16% | 1.54% | 1.93% |  
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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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| 6.7% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 13.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.54% | 0.73% | 0.91% |  
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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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