| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 61.7% | 64.0% | 66.3% | 68.5% | 70.8% | 73.1% |  
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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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| 3.3% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 10.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.73% | 1.06% | 1.39% | 1.72% | 2.04% | 2.38% |  
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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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| 3.4% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 11.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.69% | 0.92% | 1.15% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $39,100 | $41,400 | $43,600 | $45,800 | $48,000 | $50,200 |  
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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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| $39,200 | $43,200 | $47,200 | $51,100 | $55,100 | $59,100 |  
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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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| $41,700 | $44,900 | $48,100 | $51,300 | $54,400 | $57,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $58,300 | $61,200 | $64,000 | $66,800 | $69,700 | $72,500 |  
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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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| 61.1% | 63.7% | 66.4% | 69.0% | 71.6% | 74.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.81% | 2.20% | 2.58% | 2.96% | 3.34% | 3.72% |  
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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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| 4.8% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 10.2% |  
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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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| 0.79% | 1.11% | 1.43% | 1.74% | 2.05% | 2.37% |  
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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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| 5.8% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 11.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.20% | 0.27% | 0.34% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $41,600 | $43,600 | $45,500 | $47,400 | $49,300 | $51,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $47k | $73k | $98k | $123k | $149k | $175k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $39,100 | $40,300 | $41,500 | $42,700 | $43,900 | $45,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $50,800 | $52,100 | $53,500 | $54,800 | $56,100 | $57,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $48,700 | $51,100 | $53,400 | $55,800 | $58,100 | $60,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $52,000 | $56,400 | $60,800 | $65,100 | $69,500 | $73,900 |  
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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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