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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 1.4% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 11.6% | 15.0% | 18.5% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 3.0% | 6.1% | 9.2% | 12.3% | 15.4% | 18.5% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 0.0% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 12.4% | 15.6% | 
 
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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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| 2.5% | 7.0% | 11.3% | 15.7% | 20.1% | 24.5% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.34% | 0.69% | 1.03% | 1.38% | 1.73% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 54.2% | 56.0% | 57.7% | 59.4% | 61.1% | 62.9% | 
 
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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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| 6.5% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 11.1% | 12.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 7.05% | 7.28% | 7.49% | 7.71% | 7.93% | 8.15% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 2.48% | 2.93% | 3.37% | 3.82% | 4.26% | 4.71% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| 0.995% | 1.039% | 1.083% | 1.127% | 1.171% | 1.215% | 
 
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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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| 12.64% | 12.88% | 13.12% | 13.36% | 13.61% | 13.85% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.12% | 0.23% | 0.33% | 0.44% | 0.54% | 0.65% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $36,890 | $37,280 | $37,670 | $38,050 | $38,440 | $38,830 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $37,500 | $38,200 | $38,900 | $39,600 | $40,300 | $41,000 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $38,700 | $40,900 | $43,100 | $45,300 | $47,500 | $49,700 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $40,700 | $42,800 | $44,800 | $46,800 | $48,800 | $50,800 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $39,500 | $43,800 | $48,100 | $52,400 | $56,600 | $60,900 | 
 
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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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| $21,400 | $23,300 | $25,200 | $27,100 | $28,900 | $30,900 | 
 
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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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