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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 62.9% | 65.1% | 67.2% | 69.3% | 71.4% | 73.6% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 4.8% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 7.0% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 2.53% | 2.98% | 3.44% | 3.89% | 4.34% | 4.80% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.43% | 0.87% | 1.30% | 1.74% | 2.17% | 
 
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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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| 0.0000% | 0.0045% | 0.0090% | 0.0135% | 0.0180% | 0.0225% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $40,400 | $44,900 | $49,300 | $53,700 | $58,000 | $62,500 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $42k | $68k | $94k | $121k | $147k | $173k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $49,300 | $50,100 | $50,900 | $51,700 | $52,400 | $53,300 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $50,300 | $54,100 | $57,700 | $61,400 | $65,100 | $68,800 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| $43,700 | $44,800 | $45,900 | $46,900 | $48,000 | $49,000 | 
 
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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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| $29k | $53k | $78k | $102k | $127k | $152k | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 3.3% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 9.7% | 11.9% | 14.1% | 
 
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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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| 1.4% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% | 11.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.76% | 1.01% | 1.26% | 
 
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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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| 1.6% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.41% | 
 
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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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