| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 70.5% | 71.4% | 72.2% | 73.0% | 73.8% | 74.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 4.02% | 4.41% | 4.79% | 5.17% | 5.55% | 5.93% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.87% | 7.08% | 7.28% | 7.48% | 7.68% | 7.89% |  
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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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| 1.666% | 1.712% | 1.757% | 1.802% | 1.848% | 1.894% |  
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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% | 0.015% | 0.030% | 0.044% | 0.059% | 0.075% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $51,000 | $53,000 | $54,900 | $56,900 | $58,800 | $60,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $70,600 | $74,400 | $78,100 | $81,800 | $85,500 | $89,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $40,300 | $42,600 | $44,800 | $47,000 | $49,300 | $51,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $56,991 | $57,021 | $57,052 | $57,082 | $57,113 | $57,143 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $50,830 | $51,240 | $51,640 | $52,050 | $52,450 | $52,860 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $50k | $61k | $71k | $81k | $92k | $102k |  
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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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| 65.8% | 66.7% | 67.5% | 68.4% | 69.2% | 70.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 5.97% | 6.22% | 6.46% | 6.70% | 6.94% | 7.19% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.4% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 10.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.85% | 4.25% | 4.65% | 5.05% | 5.44% | 5.85% |  
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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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| 1.66% | 2.02% | 2.36% | 2.71% | 3.06% | 3.41% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.44% |  
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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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| $70k | $98k | $126k | $153k | $181k | $209k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $45k | $58k | $72k | $85k | $98k | $111k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $42,300 | $45,300 | $48,200 | $51,100 | $54,000 | $57,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $50,833 | $50,875 | $50,917 | $50,958 | $51,000 | $51,042 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $50k | $61k | $71k | $81k | $91k | $101k |  
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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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| $36k | $67k | $97k | $127k | $158k | $188k |  
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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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