Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.2% | 54.2% | 55.1% | 56.0% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
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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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8.53% | 8.67% | 8.80% | 8.94% | 9.07% | 9.21% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.0% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 13.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.03% | 3.34% | 3.65% | 3.96% | 4.27% | 4.58% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.255% | 1.294% | 1.333% | 1.373% | 1.412% | 1.451% |
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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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13.89% | 14.07% | 14.24% | 14.41% | 14.58% | 14.75% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.90% | 1.21% | 1.51% |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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$34,100 | $36,400 | $38,600 | $40,800 | $43,000 | $45,200 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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$31k | $46k | $59k | $73k | $87k | $101k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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$35,500 | $36,900 | $38,200 | $39,600 | $40,900 | $42,300 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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$30,400 | $31,100 | $31,800 | $32,400 | $33,100 | $33,800 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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$32,500 | $33,300 | $34,200 | $35,000 | $35,800 | $36,700 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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$36,200 | $38,300 | $40,300 | $42,300 | $44,300 | $46,300 |
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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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$27,000 | $29,400 | $31,700 | $34,000 | $36,300 | $38,700 |
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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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