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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 72.36% | 72.84% | 73.32% | 73.80% | 74.27% | 74.76% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 3.786% | 3.826% | 3.866% | 3.906% | 3.946% | 3.986% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 6.66% | 6.96% | 7.27% | 7.57% | 7.87% | 8.18% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 5.00% | 5.12% | 5.23% | 5.35% | 5.47% | 5.59% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 3.19% | 3.26% | 3.33% | 3.39% | 3.46% | 3.53% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 1.65% | 1.79% | 1.91% | 2.04% | 2.16% | 2.29% | 
 
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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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| 4.02% | 4.13% | 4.24% | 4.34% | 4.45% | 4.56% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.05% | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% | 0.39% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $50,500 | $53,000 | $55,500 | $58,000 | $60,500 | $63,000 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $64k | $75k | $85k | $96k | $107k | $118k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $49,800 | $52,600 | $55,300 | $57,900 | $60,600 | $63,300 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $53,900 | $55,100 | $56,300 | $57,500 | $58,700 | $59,900 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $62,700 | $64,600 | $66,300 | $68,100 | $69,900 | $71,700 | 
 
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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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| $49,600 | $49,800 | $49,990 | $50,190 | $50,390 | $50,590 | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 65.0% | 68.3% | 71.6% | 74.8% | 78.1% | 81.3% | 
 
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| 0.00% | 0.27% | 0.55% | 0.82% | 1.09% | 1.37% | 
 
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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: non-profit (%):
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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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