| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 64.7% | 66.4% | 68.0% | 69.7% | 71.3% | 73.0% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 1.06% | 1.33% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.035% | 0.070% | 0.106% | 0.141% | 0.177% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $33,500 | $37,100 | $40,600 | $44,200 | $47,700 | $51,300 |  
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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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| $40,600 | $42,000 | $43,300 | $44,600 | $45,900 | $47,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $36,300 | $38,900 | $41,400 | $43,900 | $46,300 | $48,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $36,800 | $40,500 | $44,200 | $47,900 | $51,500 | $55,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $42,900 | $44,600 | $46,200 | $47,800 | $49,400 | $51,100 |  
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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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| 58.2% | 61.2% | 64.1% | 67.1% | 70.0% | 73.0% |  
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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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| 4.4% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 13.0% |  
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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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| 4.8% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 10.6% | 12.1% |  
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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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| 3.8% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 9.5% | 10.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.16% | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.79% |  
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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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| 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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| $36,800 | $41,800 | $46,700 | $51,700 | $56,600 | $61,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $42,900 | $46,400 | $49,800 | $53,200 | $56,600 | $60,000 |  
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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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