| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 56.5% | 58.0% | 59.5% | 60.9% | 62.4% | 63.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 3.94% | 4.42% | 4.89% | 5.37% | 5.84% | 6.32% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 9.4% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 14.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 9.6% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 14.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.07% | 1.21% | 1.35% | 1.49% | 1.63% | 1.77% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.85% | 2.05% | 2.25% | 2.45% | 2.65% | 2.85% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.43% | 0.85% | 1.28% | 1.70% | 2.14% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $61,400 | $66,300 | $71,200 | $76,100 | $81,000 | $85,900 |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $53,800 | $56,300 | $58,800 | $61,300 | $63,800 | $66,300 |  
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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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| $101k | $109k | $116k | $124k | $132k | $140k |  
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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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| $31,600 | $36,400 | $41,200 | $46,000 | $50,800 | $55,600 |  
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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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