| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 56.6% | 59.1% | 61.6% | 64.0% | 66.5% | 69.0% |  
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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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| 9.2% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 14.7% | 16.2% |  
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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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| 1.5% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 10.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.41% | 1.78% | 2.15% | 2.51% | 2.88% | 3.25% |  
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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% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.50% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $39,400 | $42,200 | $45,000 | $47,700 | $50,500 | $53,200 |  
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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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| $41,500 | $44,500 | $47,400 | $50,400 | $53,300 | $56,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $50,800 | $53,400 | $55,800 | $58,300 | $60,800 | $63,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $47,200 | $51,100 | $54,900 | $58,700 | $62,500 | $66,400 |  
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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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| $18k | $40k | $61k | $82k | $104k | $125k |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 55.0% | 57.3% | 59.5% | 61.8% | 64.0% | 66.3% |  
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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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| 12.8% | 14.7% | 16.6% | 18.4% | 20.3% | 22.2% |  
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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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| 3.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.67% | 1.12% | 1.56% | 2.00% | 2.44% | 2.88% |  
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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% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.24% | 0.31% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,200 | $39,200 | $42,200 | $45,200 | $48,200 | $51,300 |  
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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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| 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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| $38k | $54k | $70k | $86k | $102k | $118k |  
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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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| $30k | $49k | $68k | $86k | $105k | $124k |  
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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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