| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 66.5% | 68.0% | 69.4% | 70.9% | 72.4% | 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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 12.9% |  
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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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| 2.10% | 2.49% | 2.87% | 3.26% | 3.64% | 4.03% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.24% | 0.48% | 0.73% | 0.97% | 1.21% |  
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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% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.76% | 0.95% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $40,500 | $42,800 | $44,900 | $47,100 | $49,300 | $51,500 |  
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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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| $35,300 | $39,200 | $43,000 | $46,900 | $50,700 | $54,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $36,900 | $40,000 | $43,100 | $46,100 | $49,200 | $52,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $56,300 | $58,600 | $60,900 | $63,100 | $65,400 | $67,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $58,200 | $62,600 | $67,000 | $71,400 | $75,700 | $80,200 |  
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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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| 62.7% | 65.3% | 67.7% | 70.2% | 72.7% | 75.2% |  
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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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| 3.0% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 11.5% | 13.6% |  
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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% | 0.36% | 0.73% | 1.09% | 1.46% | 1.82% |  
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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% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.76% | 0.95% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $37,300 | $40,600 | $43,800 | $47,000 | $50,200 | $53,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $22k | $41k | $58k | $76k | $93k | $111k |  
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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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| $48,900 | $53,500 | $58,100 | $62,600 | $67,200 | $71,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $58,200 | $59,300 | $60,400 | $61,500 | $62,600 | $63,800 |  
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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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| $10k | $37k | $64k | $90k | $117k | $144k |  
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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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