| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 72.1% | 72.8% | 73.4% | 74.0% | 74.6% | 75.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.54% | 1.64% | 1.72% | 1.81% | 1.90% | 2.00% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 7.50% | 7.59% | 7.68% | 7.77% | 7.86% | 7.95% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.99% | 7.13% | 7.27% | 7.41% | 7.54% | 7.68% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 3.93% | 4.12% | 4.30% | 4.48% | 4.66% | 4.85% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.98% | 1.26% | 1.54% | 1.82% | 2.10% | 2.38% |  
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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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| 2.40% | 2.74% | 3.06% | 3.39% | 3.72% | 4.05% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.13% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $33,400 | $35,100 | $36,900 | $38,600 | $40,300 | $42,100 |  
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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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| $32,600 | $35,500 | $38,300 | $41,200 | $44,000 | $46,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $40,010 | $40,280 | $40,540 | $40,800 | $41,060 | $41,330 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $37,700 | $38,010 | $38,310 | $38,610 | $38,920 | $39,220 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $62,900 | $63,900 | $64,800 | $65,700 | $66,600 | $67,500 |  
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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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| $31,218 | $31,224 | $31,231 | $31,237 | $31,244 | $31,250 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 77.4% | 79.0% | 80.4% | 81.9% | 83.4% | 85.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.33% | 0.66% | 0.99% | 1.32% | 1.66% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 3.54% | 4.00% | 4.45% | 4.90% | 5.35% | 5.81% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.10% | 5.34% | 5.57% | 5.80% | 6.03% | 6.26% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.78% | 2.05% | 2.32% | 2.59% | 2.86% | 3.13% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.65% | 1.04% | 1.43% | 1.81% | 2.19% | 2.58% |  
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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% | 0.036% | 0.072% | 0.108% | 0.144% | 0.181% |  
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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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