| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 67.7% | 70.9% | 74.0% | 77.1% | 80.2% | 83.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.62% | 2.06% | 2.49% | 2.93% | 3.36% | 3.80% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.39% | 0.52% | 0.65% | 0.77% | 0.90% | 1.03% |  
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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% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.26% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $45,880 | $46,350 | $46,810 | $47,280 | $47,740 | $48,210 |  
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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 | $57k | $82k | $107k | $132k | $158k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $31,900 | $33,300 | $34,700 | $36,000 | $37,400 | $38,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $30,200 | $32,700 | $35,300 | $37,800 | $40,300 | $42,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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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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| $16k | $35k | $54k | $73k | $91k | $111k |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 57.3% | 61.5% | 65.6% | 69.7% | 73.8% | 78.0% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.1% | 8.7% | 10.2% | 11.8% | 13.3% | 14.9% |  
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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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| 0.41% | 0.63% | 0.84% | 1.06% | 1.27% | 1.49% |  
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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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| 3.86% | 4.35% | 4.83% | 5.31% | 5.80% | 6.29% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.44% | 0.59% | 0.74% |  
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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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