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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 61.7% | 65.3% | 68.8% | 72.3% | 75.8% | 79.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 2.4% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 1.44% | 1.92% | 2.40% | 
 
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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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| 2.4% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 
 
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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% | 0.33% | 0.41% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $32,000 | $35,900 | $39,800 | $43,700 | $47,500 | $51,400 | 
 
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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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| $21k | $38k | $54k | $70k | $86k | $103k | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 65.3% | 66.2% | 67.0% | 67.8% | 68.6% | 69.5% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 4.46% | 4.78% | 5.09% | 5.40% | 5.72% | 6.03% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 6.3% | 7.3% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 
 
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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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| 1.53% | 2.03% | 2.52% | 3.02% | 3.51% | 4.01% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.42% | 0.68% | 0.93% | 1.19% | 1.44% | 1.70% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.000% | 0.044% | 0.088% | 0.131% | 0.175% | 0.219% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $41,900 | $43,700 | $45,500 | $47,200 | $49,000 | $50,800 | 
 
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| $35,900 | $38,700 | $41,400 | $44,200 | $46,900 | $49,700 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $46,200 | $49,000 | $51,700 | $54,400 | $57,100 | $59,800 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $45,000 | $47,300 | $49,600 | $51,800 | $54,000 | $56,300 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| $52,000 | $55,100 | $58,000 | $61,000 | $64,000 | $67,000 | 
 
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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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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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