| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 61.25% | 61.43% | 61.61% | 61.79% | 61.96% | 62.15% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 4.89% | 5.15% | 5.41% | 5.66% | 5.92% | 6.18% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 17.6% | 18.5% | 19.2% | 20.0% | 20.8% | 21.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.56% | 3.69% | 3.81% | 3.93% | 4.05% | 4.18% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.76% | 1.95% | 2.13% | 2.31% | 2.50% | 2.68% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.3300% | 1.3346% | 1.3391% | 1.3436% | 1.3481% | 1.3527% |  
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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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| 4.72% | 5.10% | 5.49% | 5.87% | 6.25% | 6.64% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.018% | 0.036% | 0.053% | 0.071% | 0.090% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $56,200 | $59,600 | $63,000 | $66,500 | $69,900 | $73,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $105,600 | $108,700 | $111,700 | $114,700 | $117,700 | $120,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $59,000 | $60,000 | $60,900 | $61,800 | $62,700 | $63,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $47,600 | $48,500 | $49,300 | $50,100 | $51,000 | $51,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $60,100 | $60,800 | $61,400 | $62,000 | $62,600 | $63,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $58,900 | $59,500 | $60,100 | $60,700 | $61,300 | $61,900 |  
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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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| $42,400 | $46,200 | $50,100 | $53,900 | $57,700 | $61,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $41k | $53k | $65k | $77k | $89k | $101k |  
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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 | $62k | $97k | $132k | $167k | $202k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $56,000 | $56,900 | $57,700 | $58,600 | $59,400 | $60,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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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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| $16k | $39k | $60k | $82k | $104k | $126k |  
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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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