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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 64.8% | 66.9% | 69.1% | 71.2% | 73.3% | 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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| 0.8% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 10.8% | 13.4% | 
 
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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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| 2.5% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.60% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $32,200 | $36,200 | $40,000 | $43,900 | $47,800 | $51,700 | 
 
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| $40k | $59k | $78k | $97k | $116k | $136k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $27,200 | $31,600 | $35,900 | $40,200 | $44,500 | $48,800 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| $36,200 | $37,300 | $38,300 | $39,300 | $40,300 | $41,300 | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 62.9% | 65.0% | 67.1% | 69.2% | 71.3% | 73.5% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 5.01% | 5.36% | 5.72% | 6.07% | 6.42% | 6.78% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.35% | 0.57% | 0.79% | 1.01% | 1.22% | 1.44% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.16% | 0.33% | 0.49% | 0.65% | 0.82% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $37,700 | $39,900 | $42,100 | $44,300 | $46,500 | $48,700 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $32,000 | $36,300 | $40,600 | $45,000 | $49,300 | $53,600 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $30,900 | $34,800 | $38,700 | $42,500 | $46,300 | $50,200 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $40,300 | $42,500 | $44,700 | $46,900 | $49,100 | $51,300 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $33,300 | $37,000 | $40,500 | $44,100 | $47,700 | $51,300 | 
 
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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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| $21,100 | $25,000 | $28,800 | $32,700 | $36,500 | $40,400 | 
 
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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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