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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 60.7% | 62.8% | 64.8% | 66.8% | 68.7% | 70.8% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 4.20% | 4.66% | 5.13% | 5.59% | 6.05% | 6.52% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 8.0% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 11.9% | 13.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 6.79% | 7.02% | 7.23% | 7.45% | 7.67% | 7.89% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 1.59% | 1.85% | 2.09% | 2.34% | 2.59% | 2.85% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 1.99% | 2.17% | 2.34% | 2.51% | 2.69% | 2.86% | 
 
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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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| 0.118% | 0.154% | 0.189% | 0.224% | 0.260% | 0.295% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $49,300 | $54,000 | $58,700 | $63,400 | $68,100 | $72,800 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $53k | $63k | $73k | $83k | $93k | $104k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $53,400 | $55,000 | $56,500 | $58,000 | $59,600 | $61,200 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $62,900 | $64,000 | $64,900 | $65,900 | $66,900 | $67,900 | 
 
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| $42,300 | $45,000 | $47,700 | $50,400 | $53,100 | $55,800 | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 60.9% | 63.5% | 66.1% | 68.7% | 71.3% | 73.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 5.9% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 13.4% | 15.4% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 4.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.82% | 1.22% | 1.63% | 2.03% | 2.43% | 2.84% | 
 
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| 0.00% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.50% | 0.63% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $42k | $74k | $106k | $138k | $170k | $202k | 
 
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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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| $39k | $53k | $67k | $80k | $94k | $108k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $19k | $56k | $93k | $130k | $166k | $203k | 
 
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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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