| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 53.6% | 58.2% | 62.7% | 67.3% | 71.8% | 76.4% |  
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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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| 5.9% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 13.2% | 15.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.4% | 2.6% | 4.8% | 7.0% | 9.1% | 11.4% |  
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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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| 2.6% | 4.8% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 11.2% | 13.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.44% | 0.89% | 1.33% | 1.78% | 2.23% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 60.3% | 63.4% | 66.5% | 69.5% | 72.6% | 75.7% |  
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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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| 7.0% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.8% |  
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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% | 0.46% | 0.92% | 1.38% | 1.84% | 2.31% |  
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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% | 0.22% | 0.44% | 0.67% | 0.89% | 1.12% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,200 | $37,400 | $38,700 | $39,900 | $41,200 | $42,400 |  
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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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| $33,800 | $38,300 | $42,800 | $47,200 | $51,700 | $56,200 |  
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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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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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