| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 42.7% | 47.4% | 52.1% | 56.8% | 61.5% | 66.2% |  
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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% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 8.7% | 11.6% | 14.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 5.7% | 7.0% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 12.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 9.2% | 11.6% |  
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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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| 5.4% | 9.5% | 13.5% | 17.5% | 21.5% | 25.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $35,100 | $37,600 | $40,000 | $42,500 | $44,900 | $47,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $30,900 | $34,700 | $38,400 | $42,100 | $45,800 | $49,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $21,800 | $23,900 | $25,900 | $28,000 | $30,000 | $32,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $52,590 | $52,760 | $52,930 | $53,100 | $53,270 | $53,440 |  
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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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| $60,600 | $63,300 | $65,900 | $68,500 | $71,100 | $73,800 |  
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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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| $19k | $37k | $55k | $72k | $90k | $108k |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 58.7% | 59.7% | 60.6% | 61.5% | 62.4% | 63.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 5.27% | 5.57% | 5.87% | 6.16% | 6.46% | 6.76% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.98% | 7.19% | 7.40% | 7.60% | 7.81% | 8.02% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 8.422% | 8.451% | 8.481% | 8.510% | 8.539% | 8.569% |  
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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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| 1.965% | 2.008% | 2.049% | 2.091% | 2.133% | 2.175% |  
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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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| 9.677% | 9.723% | 9.768% | 9.813% | 9.858% | 9.903% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.403% | 0.434% | 0.464% | 0.494% | 0.525% | 0.556% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $42,100 | $42,900 | $43,600 | $44,300 | $45,000 | $45,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $36,700 | $37,700 | $38,600 | $39,600 | $40,500 | $41,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $27,400 | $29,000 | $30,500 | $32,000 | $33,600 | $35,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $42,220 | $42,400 | $42,580 | $42,760 | $42,940 | $43,130 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $47,600 | $48,400 | $49,100 | $49,800 | $50,500 | $51,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $46,500 | $48,800 | $50,900 | $53,100 | $55,300 | $57,500 |  
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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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| $30,800 | $33,700 | $36,600 | $39,500 | $42,400 | $45,300 |  
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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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