| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 62.4% | 65.1% | 67.7% | 70.4% | 73.1% | 75.8% |  
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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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| 9.4% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.5% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 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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| 1.20% | 1.29% | 1.37% | 1.45% | 1.53% | 1.61% |  
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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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| 0.06% | 0.25% | 0.43% | 0.61% | 0.79% | 0.98% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $32,600 | $33,800 | $34,900 | $36,100 | $37,200 | $38,400 |  
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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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| $37,200 | $42,100 | $47,000 | $51,800 | $56,700 | $61,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $44,000 | $45,700 | $47,400 | $49,100 | $50,800 | $52,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $51,200 | $53,100 | $54,900 | $56,700 | $58,500 | $60,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $56,700 | $58,300 | $59,900 | $61,400 | $63,000 | $64,600 |  
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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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| $25,700 | $28,400 | $31,000 | $33,700 | $36,300 | $39,000 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 62.4% | 66.3% | 70.2% | 74.0% | 77.9% | 81.8% |  
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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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| 4.9% | 6.5% | 8.0% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 12.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 2.4% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 8.9% | 10.6% |  
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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% | 0.32% | 0.65% | 0.97% | 1.29% | 1.62% |  
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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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| 0.7% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8.2% | 10.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.20% | 0.39% | 0.59% | 0.78% | 0.98% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $29k | $46k | $62k | $78k | $95k | $112k |  
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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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| $56,700 | $57,800 | $58,800 | $59,800 | $60,800 | $61,800 |  
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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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| $21,000 | $24,700 | $28,200 | $31,800 | $35,400 | $39,000 |  
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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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