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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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| 1.6% | 4.3% | 7.0% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 15.0% | 
 
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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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| 3.7% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 12.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.46% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| $24,800 | $26,600 | $28,400 | $30,200 | $32,000 | $33,800 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $20k | $47k | $73k | $99k | $124k | $151k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| $17,300 | $21,000 | $24,600 | $28,200 | $31,800 | $35,400 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| $22,100 | $26,900 | $31,700 | $36,500 | $41,200 | $46,000 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $31,600 | $33,500 | $35,300 | $37,100 | $38,900 | $40,800 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| $38,500 | $42,600 | $46,600 | $50,700 | $54,700 | $58,800 | 
 
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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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| $18,200 | $22,700 | $27,100 | $31,600 | $36,100 | $40,600 | 
 
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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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