| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 37.8% | 42.8% | 47.8% | 52.8% | 57.8% | 62.8% |  
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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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| 10.2% | 13.8% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 24.2% | 27.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 3.0% | 5.9% | 8.9% | 11.9% | 14.9% |  
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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% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.81% | 1.08% | 1.36% |  
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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% | 0.37% | 0.75% | 1.12% | 1.50% | 1.87% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 56.05% | 56.46% | 56.87% | 57.27% | 57.68% | 58.09% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 4.77% | 4.87% | 4.97% | 5.06% | 5.16% | 5.26% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 16.0% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 21.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.61% | 5.93% | 6.25% | 6.57% | 6.88% | 7.21% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.38% | 1.54% | 1.69% | 1.84% | 1.99% | 2.14% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.929% | 0.955% | 0.980% | 1.005% | 1.030% | 1.056% |  
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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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| 9.83% | 9.88% | 9.93% | 9.98% | 10.03% | 10.09% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.166% | 0.189% | 0.212% | 0.234% | 0.256% | 0.279% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $40,980 | $41,210 | $41,430 | $41,650 | $41,870 | $42,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $41,470 | $41,970 | $42,470 | $42,970 | $43,460 | $43,960 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $44,300 | $46,200 | $48,000 | $49,700 | $51,500 | $53,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $43,900 | $46,400 | $48,800 | $51,200 | $53,600 | $56,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $47,800 | $48,300 | $48,800 | $49,300 | $49,800 | $50,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $51,600 | $53,500 | $55,400 | $57,200 | $59,100 | $61,000 |  
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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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| $41,150 | $41,550 | $41,940 | $42,340 | $42,730 | $43,130 |  
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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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