| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 48.2% | 53.1% | 57.9% | 62.7% | 67.6% | 72.4% |  
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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% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 9.8% | 13.1% | 16.4% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 11.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 13.8% |  
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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% | 8.2% | 11.7% | 15.2% | 18.8% | 22.3% |  
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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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| 56.5% | 58.1% | 59.6% | 61.2% | 62.8% | 64.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.98% | 3.19% | 3.40% | 3.61% | 3.81% | 4.03% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 12.8% | 14.8% | 16.9% |  
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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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| 3.82% | 4.19% | 4.56% | 4.93% | 5.30% | 5.67% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.18% | 0.31% | 0.43% | 0.56% | 0.68% | 0.81% |  
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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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| 10.7% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 14.5% | 15.8% | 17.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.44% | 0.55% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,200 | $37,300 | $38,300 | $39,400 | $40,400 | $41,500 |  
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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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| $29,300 | $31,700 | $34,100 | $36,400 | $38,800 | $41,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $30,000 | $32,400 | $34,800 | $37,200 | $39,600 | $42,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $34,100 | $37,900 | $41,600 | $45,300 | $49,000 | $52,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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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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| $31,000 | $33,400 | $35,800 | $38,100 | $40,500 | $42,900 |  
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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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