| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 60.7% | 63.6% | 66.5% | 69.3% | 72.1% | 75.0% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.5% | 6.1% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 13.8% | 16.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.4% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 9.1% | 11.6% | 14.2% |  
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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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| 3.6% | 6.3% | 8.9% | 11.5% | 14.1% | 16.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.69% | 0.86% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $23,300 | $27,500 | $31,800 | $36,000 | $40,200 | $44,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $54,600 | $58,800 | $62,900 | $67,000 | $71,100 | $75,300 |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 60.3% | 63.6% | 66.9% | 70.1% | 73.4% | 76.7% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.2% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 13.5% | 15.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 4.1% | 6.8% | 9.5% | 12.1% | 14.7% | 17.4% |  
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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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| 1.5% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 15.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.34% | 0.67% | 1.01% | 1.35% | 1.69% |  
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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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