| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 64.1% | 66.4% | 68.6% | 70.9% | 73.1% | 75.4% |  
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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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| 4.9% | 6.0% | 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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| 2.52% | 2.84% | 3.16% | 3.47% | 3.79% | 4.11% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.00% | 1.37% | 1.75% | 2.12% | 2.49% | 2.87% |  
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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% | 0.19% | 0.37% | 0.56% | 0.75% | 0.94% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $40,000 | $42,700 | $45,400 | $48,100 | $50,800 | $53,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $38,200 | $43,000 | $47,800 | $52,500 | $57,300 | $62,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $47,500 | $49,800 | $52,000 | $54,300 | $56,500 | $58,800 |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| $26k | $41k | $57k | $72k | $87k | $103k |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 64.9% | 66.9% | 68.7% | 70.6% | 72.5% | 74.4% |  
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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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| 7.5% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 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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| 1.25% | 1.62% | 1.98% | 2.34% | 2.70% | 3.07% |  
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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% | 0.14% | 0.27% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.69% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $41,900 | $44,400 | $46,900 | $49,300 | $51,800 | $54,200 |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $50,700 | $54,400 | $58,100 | $61,700 | $65,400 | $69,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $51,000 | $52,900 | $54,800 | $56,700 | $58,600 | $60,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $56,300 | $58,800 | $61,300 | $63,800 | $66,300 | $68,800 |  
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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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| $10k | $29k | $47k | $66k | $84k | $103k |  
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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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