Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.3% | 61.8% | 64.1% | 66.5% | 68.9% | 71.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.0% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.6% | 8.1% | 10.5% | 12.9% | 15.4% | 17.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.0% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 9.7% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.0% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 8.7% | 11.0% |
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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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4.6% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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64.4% | 65.1% | 65.7% | 66.4% | 67.0% | 67.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.18% | 3.43% | 3.67% | 3.92% | 4.17% | 4.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.9% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% |
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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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3.47% | 3.73% | 3.99% | 4.25% | 4.51% | 4.78% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.89% | 1.20% | 1.51% | 1.81% | 2.12% | 2.43% |
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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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7.5% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.20% | 0.36% | 0.52% | 0.68% | 0.84% | 1.00% |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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$34,000 | $35,400 | $36,700 | $38,000 | $39,300 | $40,700 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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$50,310 | $50,670 | $51,020 | $51,380 | $51,730 | $52,090 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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$38,100 | $38,700 | $39,300 | $39,900 | $40,500 | $41,200 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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$41,600 | $43,700 | $45,700 | $47,800 | $49,800 | $51,900 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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$44,100 | $47,200 | $50,300 | $53,300 | $56,300 | $59,400 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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$38,700 | $39,800 | $40,800 | $41,800 | $42,800 | $43,800 |
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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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$13,700 | $18,300 | $22,800 | $27,300 | $31,800 | $36,300 |
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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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