| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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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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| 6.0% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 11.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 2.0% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.68% | 2.11% | 2.54% | 2.96% | 3.39% | 3.83% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.3% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 10.0% | 12.9% | 15.8% |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,900 | $40,400 | $43,900 | $47,400 | $50,900 | $54,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $37,000 | $38,700 | $40,400 | $42,100 | $43,800 | $45,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $35,400 | $37,300 | $39,100 | $40,900 | $42,700 | $44,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $31,900 | $35,800 | $39,500 | $43,300 | $47,000 | $50,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $33,100 | $36,500 | $39,900 | $43,300 | $46,700 | $50,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $59,300 | $59,900 | $60,500 | $61,000 | $61,500 | $62,100 |  
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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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| $31,800 | $34,500 | $37,200 | $39,800 | $42,400 | $45,100 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 54.5% | 58.6% | 62.6% | 66.7% | 70.7% | 74.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.39% | 2.59% | 2.79% | 3.00% | 3.20% | 3.40% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 9.27% | 9.64% | 10.01% | 10.38% | 10.75% | 11.12% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.7% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 10.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 2.62% | 2.68% | 2.74% | 2.81% | 2.87% | 2.94% |  
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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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| 2.9% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 11.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.44% | 0.88% | 1.32% | 1.76% | 2.20% |  
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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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