| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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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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| 3.2% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 10.0% |  
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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% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 1.44% | 1.92% | 2.41% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 4.3% | 8.7% | 13.0% | 17.3% | 21.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $31,000 | $33,100 | $35,100 | $37,200 | $39,200 | $41,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $21,700 | $24,400 | $27,100 | $29,800 | $32,500 | $35,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $25,300 | $28,500 | $31,700 | $34,900 | $38,100 | $41,300 |  
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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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| $31,700 | $32,600 | $33,500 | $34,400 | $35,300 | $36,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $46,500 | $50,500 | $54,400 | $58,400 | $62,300 | $66,300 |  
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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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| 65.3% | 67.9% | 70.4% | 72.9% | 75.4% | 78.0% |  
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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% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.93% | 1.24% | 1.55% |  
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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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| 3.5% | 5.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% | 11.6% | 13.7% |  
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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% | 0.86% | 1.28% | 1.71% | 2.15% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $35,600 | $36,700 | $37,700 | $38,800 | $39,800 | $40,900 |  
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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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| 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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| $46,500 | $50,500 | $54,400 | $58,400 | $62,300 | $66,300 |  
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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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