| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 72.86% | 72.94% | 73.02% | 73.09% | 73.17% | 73.25% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 3.72% | 3.83% | 3.93% | 4.03% | 4.13% | 4.24% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 7.54% | 7.71% | 7.86% | 8.02% | 8.18% | 8.34% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.334% | 4.346% | 4.357% | 4.369% | 4.380% | 4.392% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 3.714% | 3.746% | 3.779% | 3.811% | 3.844% | 3.876% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.4210% | 1.4220% | 1.4230% | 1.4240% | 1.4250% | 1.4260% |  
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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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| 5.10% | 5.17% | 5.24% | 5.31% | 5.37% | 5.44% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.1582% | 0.1630% | 0.1678% | 0.1725% | 0.1773% | 0.1821% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $40,200 | $43,400 | $46,500 | $49,600 | $52,700 | $55,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $52,100 | $54,100 | $56,200 | $58,200 | $60,200 | $62,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $40,700 | $42,800 | $44,800 | $46,900 | $49,000 | $51,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $40,000 | $41,000 | $42,000 | $43,000 | $43,900 | $45,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $36,400 | $37,000 | $37,600 | $38,100 | $38,700 | $39,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $57,400 | $58,800 | $60,100 | $61,500 | $62,800 | $64,200 |  
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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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| $32,100 | $33,700 | $35,200 | $36,700 | $38,200 | $39,700 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 73.8% | 77.0% | 80.3% | 83.5% | 86.7% | 90.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.48% | 0.95% | 1.43% | 1.90% | 2.39% |  
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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% | 0.11% | 0.21% | 0.32% | 0.42% | 0.53% |  
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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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