| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 69.535% | 69.561% | 69.586% | 69.612% | 69.637% | 69.663% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.53% | 1.67% | 1.80% | 1.94% | 2.07% | 2.21% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 9.30% | 9.54% | 9.77% | 10.00% | 10.23% | 10.46% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.33% | 7.48% | 7.62% | 7.77% | 7.91% | 8.06% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 2.96% | 3.07% | 3.18% | 3.28% | 3.39% | 3.50% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 2.24% | 2.39% | 2.54% | 2.68% | 2.83% | 2.98% |  
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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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| 4.24% | 4.56% | 4.87% | 5.19% | 5.50% | 5.82% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.061% | 0.070% | 0.079% | 0.088% | 0.097% | 0.106% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $31,270 | $31,350 | $31,440 | $31,520 | $31,600 | $31,680 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $39,600 | $42,100 | $44,600 | $47,200 | $49,700 | $52,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $43,000 | $44,000 | $45,000 | $45,900 | $46,900 | $47,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $37,100 | $38,400 | $39,700 | $40,900 | $42,100 | $43,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $41,000 | $42,200 | $43,400 | $44,600 | $45,800 | $47,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $38,500 | $42,700 | $46,900 | $51,100 | $55,300 | $59,500 |  
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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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| $24,750 | $25,040 | $25,320 | $25,610 | $25,890 | $26,180 |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 2.5% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 13.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 2.1% | 6.5% | 10.8% | 15.1% | 19.5% | 23.8% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 10.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.44% | 0.59% | 0.74% |  
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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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