Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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40.1% | 44.6% | 49.1% | 53.6% | 58.0% | 62.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.9% | 6.6% | 11.2% | 15.8% | 20.4% | 25.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.7% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.0% | 3.4% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 13.5% | 16.9% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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12.5% | 15.8% | 19.1% | 22.4% | 25.7% | 29.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.40% | 0.79% | 1.19% | 1.58% | 1.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.01% | 59.31% | 59.61% | 59.90% | 60.20% | 60.50% |
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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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8.3% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 10.4% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.6% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.64% | 1.77% | 1.89% | 2.01% | 2.13% | 2.25% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.014% | 1.057% | 1.099% | 1.141% | 1.183% | 1.226% |
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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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11.4% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 14.9% | 15.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.340% | 0.348% | 0.356% | 0.364% | 0.372% | 0.381% |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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$36,000 | $37,000 | $37,900 | $38,900 | $39,800 | $40,800 |
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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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$32,000 | $32,900 | $33,700 | $34,600 | $35,400 | $36,300 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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$50,220 | $50,410 | $50,590 | $50,780 | $50,960 | $51,150 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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$48,700 | $52,900 | $57,000 | $61,100 | $65,300 | $69,400 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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$39,200 | $42,200 | $45,100 | $48,000 | $50,900 | $53,800 |
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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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$35,800 | $36,900 | $38,000 | $39,200 | $40,300 | $41,400 |
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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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