| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 71.6% | 72.9% | 74.2% | 75.5% | 76.8% | 78.2% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local 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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| 2.0% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 8.6% | 10.8% | 13.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.40% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 67.9% | 70.0% | 72.1% | 74.2% | 76.3% | 78.4% |  
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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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| 6.78% | 6.90% | 7.02% | 7.14% | 7.26% | 7.38% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.13% | 1.45% | 1.76% | 2.07% | 2.38% | 2.70% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 2.17% | 2.58% | 2.99% | 3.39% | 3.79% | 4.20% |  
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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% | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.69% | 0.92% | 1.16% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $40,800 | $45,600 | $50,400 | $55,200 | $60,000 | $64,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $46k | $63k | $79k | $95k | $112k | $128k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $33,500 | $38,400 | $43,300 | $48,200 | $53,100 | $58,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $42,400 | $43,600 | $44,900 | $46,100 | $47,300 | $48,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $28,700 | $31,500 | $34,200 | $36,900 | $39,600 | $42,300 |  
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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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| $19,100 | $22,100 | $25,000 | $27,900 | $30,800 | $33,800 |  
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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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