| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 63.9% | 65.3% | 66.6% | 68.0% | 69.3% | 70.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.17% | 2.59% | 3.00% | 3.42% | 3.83% | 4.25% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 7.56% | 7.91% | 8.25% | 8.59% | 8.93% | 9.28% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.114% | 7.129% | 7.143% | 7.158% | 7.172% | 7.187% |  
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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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| 3.46% | 3.61% | 3.76% | 3.91% | 4.06% | 4.21% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.032% | 0.072% | 0.112% | 0.152% | 0.191% | 0.232% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $45,800 | $47,100 | $48,400 | $49,800 | $51,100 | $52,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $46,900 | $51,600 | $56,200 | $60,800 | $65,300 | $70,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $57,000 | $60,700 | $64,400 | $68,000 | $71,700 | $75,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $47,200 | $48,600 | $49,900 | $51,200 | $52,400 | $53,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $43,885 | $43,914 | $43,942 | $43,971 | $43,999 | $44,028 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $63,200 | $64,600 | $65,900 | $67,200 | $68,600 | $69,900 |  
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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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| $13,800 | $14,600 | $15,300 | $16,000 | $16,700 | $17,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $51,800 | $54,900 | $58,000 | $61,100 | $64,200 | $67,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $120k | $137k | $154k | $170k | $187k | $204k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $49,300 | $52,100 | $54,800 | $57,400 | $60,100 | $62,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $29,100 | $32,100 | $35,100 | $38,100 | $41,200 | $44,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $64k | $74k | $83k | $93k | $103k | $113k |  
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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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| $4,100 | $6,600 | $9,100 | $11,500 | $14,000 | $16,500 |  
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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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