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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 50.9% | 53.4% | 55.8% | 58.1% | 60.5% | 63.0% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 4.1% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11.1% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 3.0% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 11.6% | 13.8% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 4.4% | 6.7% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 13.6% | 15.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 2.2% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.37% | 0.74% | 1.11% | 1.47% | 1.85% | 
 
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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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| 3.6% | 5.8% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.3% | 14.5% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.27% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.69% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $37,900 | $41,700 | $45,500 | $49,300 | $53,100 | $56,900 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $27k | $45k | $63k | $80k | $98k | $116k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $29,100 | $34,000 | $38,800 | $43,700 | $48,500 | $53,400 | 
 
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| $50,600 | $53,400 | $56,100 | $58,900 | $61,600 | $64,400 | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 58.8% | 59.8% | 60.6% | 61.5% | 62.4% | 63.4% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 5.1% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 
 
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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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| 0.72% | 0.89% | 1.05% | 1.20% | 1.36% | 1.53% | 
 
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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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| 5.2% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 
 
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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% | 0.35% | 0.47% | 0.60% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $39,900 | $42,000 | $43,900 | $45,900 | $47,900 | $49,900 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $57,100 | $60,000 | $62,800 | $65,600 | $68,400 | $71,300 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $33,500 | $35,800 | $38,000 | $40,200 | $42,400 | $44,600 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $51,600 | $53,200 | $54,900 | $56,500 | $58,200 | $59,800 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $44,200 | $45,800 | $47,300 | $48,800 | $50,300 | $51,800 | 
 
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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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| $24,600 | $27,800 | $30,900 | $34,100 | $37,200 | $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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