| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 55.2% | 59.4% | 63.5% | 67.6% | 71.8% | 76.0% |  
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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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| 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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| 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.85% | 1.27% | 1.69% | 2.12% |  
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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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| 2.7% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 13.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.13% | 0.27% | 0.40% | 0.53% | 0.67% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,800 | $41,000 | $45,100 | $49,200 | $53,400 | $57,500 |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $48,500 | $51,300 | $54,000 | $56,700 | $59,400 | $62,100 |  
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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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| $55,170 | $55,390 | $55,610 | $55,820 | $56,040 | $56,250 |  
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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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| $18,100 | $22,800 | $27,500 | $32,300 | $37,000 | $41,700 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 62.4% | 64.4% | 66.3% | 68.3% | 70.3% | 72.3% |  
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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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| 6.13% | 6.40% | 6.67% | 6.94% | 7.21% | 7.49% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 3.91% | 4.16% | 4.40% | 4.64% | 4.88% | 5.13% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.58% | 0.79% | 0.99% | 1.19% | 1.39% | 1.59% |  
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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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| 5.64% | 6.13% | 6.63% | 7.12% | 7.61% | 8.11% |  
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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% | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.56% | 0.70% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $40,400 | $44,500 | $48,400 | $52,400 | $56,300 | $60,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $50,600 | $52,900 | $55,200 | $57,500 | $59,700 | $62,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $53,100 | $55,600 | $58,000 | $60,400 | $62,800 | $65,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $44,700 | $47,100 | $49,500 | $51,900 | $54,300 | $56,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $58k | $72k | $87k | $101k | $116k | $131k |  
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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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