Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.9% | 59.6% | 64.3% | 69.0% | 73.7% | 78.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.0% | 3.5% | 7.0% | 10.5% | 14.0% | 17.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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0.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 11.3% |
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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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0.0% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 7.5% | 10.0% | 12.5% |
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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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3.2% | 6.9% | 10.6% | 14.3% | 17.9% | 21.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.82% | 1.09% | 1.36% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.07% | 55.31% | 55.55% | 55.79% | 56.03% | 56.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.80% | 7.26% | 7.72% | 8.17% | 8.63% | 9.09% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.28% | 7.53% | 7.78% | 8.02% | 8.26% | 8.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.31% | 6.64% | 6.96% | 7.29% | 7.62% | 7.95% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.07% | 1.15% | 1.22% | 1.29% | 1.37% | 1.44% |
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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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12.1% | 13.3% | 14.4% | 15.6% | 16.8% | 18.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.17% | 0.29% | 0.41% | 0.53% | 0.65% | 0.78% |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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$37,100 | $38,200 | $39,100 | $40,100 | $41,100 | $42,100 |
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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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$35,500 | $39,100 | $42,700 | $46,300 | $49,900 | $53,500 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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$32,200 | $33,500 | $34,800 | $36,100 | $37,400 | $38,700 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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$33,700 | $35,600 | $37,500 | $39,400 | $41,300 | $43,200 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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$56k | $67k | $79k | $90k | $101k | $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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$35,150 | $35,570 | $35,990 | $36,400 | $36,820 | $37,240 |
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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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