| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 71.54% | 71.75% | 71.96% | 72.17% | 72.38% | 72.60% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.81% | 3.07% | 3.32% | 3.58% | 3.83% | 4.09% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 7.65% | 7.87% | 8.07% | 8.28% | 8.49% | 8.70% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.20% | 5.51% | 5.81% | 6.12% | 6.42% | 6.73% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 3.07% | 3.22% | 3.37% | 3.51% | 3.66% | 3.80% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.40% | 1.65% | 1.89% | 2.13% | 2.38% | 2.63% |  
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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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| 4.56% | 4.72% | 4.87% | 5.02% | 5.17% | 5.33% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.108% | 0.123% | 0.137% | 0.151% | 0.165% | 0.180% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $51,400 | $52,500 | $53,600 | $54,700 | $55,800 | $57,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $65,300 | $67,700 | $70,000 | $72,300 | $74,700 | $77,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $45,200 | $48,400 | $51,500 | $54,700 | $57,800 | $61,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $46,800 | $48,000 | $49,200 | $50,300 | $51,400 | $52,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $45,000 | $46,300 | $47,500 | $48,700 | $49,900 | $51,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $75,800 | $76,400 | $76,900 | $77,400 | $77,900 | $78,500 |  
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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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| $36,500 | $38,900 | $41,200 | $43,600 | $45,900 | $48,300 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 63.2% | 65.2% | 67.2% | 69.1% | 71.1% | 73.1% |  
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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% | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.86% | 1.08% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $75,300 | $79,100 | $82,800 | $86,600 | $90,300 | $94,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $50,300 | $54,200 | $58,000 | $61,800 | $65,600 | $69,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $71k | $78k | $85k | $92k | $98k | $106k |  
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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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