| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 70.9% | 71.6% | 72.2% | 72.8% | 73.5% | 74.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.61% | 2.84% | 3.08% | 3.31% | 3.54% | 3.78% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 5.38% | 5.61% | 5.83% | 6.05% | 6.27% | 6.50% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.934% | 6.942% | 6.950% | 6.958% | 6.966% | 6.975% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 2.14% | 2.37% | 2.60% | 2.83% | 3.06% | 3.29% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 2.228% | 2.274% | 2.320% | 2.365% | 2.410% | 2.456% |  
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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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| 5.04% | 5.53% | 6.02% | 6.50% | 6.99% | 7.48% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.000% | 0.029% | 0.057% | 0.086% | 0.115% | 0.144% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $41,530 | $41,640 | $41,740 | $41,850 | $41,950 | $42,060 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $52,120 | $52,580 | $53,030 | $53,480 | $53,930 | $54,380 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $47,970 | $48,380 | $48,790 | $49,200 | $49,610 | $50,020 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $42,000 | $43,900 | $45,700 | $47,500 | $49,300 | $51,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $40,000 | $42,300 | $44,500 | $46,800 | $49,100 | $51,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $61,700 | $63,500 | $65,100 | $66,800 | $68,500 | $70,300 |  
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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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| $32,300 | $34,000 | $35,700 | $37,300 | $39,000 | $40,700 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 59.5% | 63.2% | 66.8% | 70.5% | 74.1% | 77.8% |  
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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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| 1.2% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 11.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.0% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 14.7% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| 1.7% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.37% | 0.75% | 1.12% | 1.49% | 1.87% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $32k | $74k | $116k | $158k | $201k | $243k |  
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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: state government (%): | 
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| $21k | $43k | $65k | $87k | $109k | $131k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $51k | $72k | $92k | $113k | $133k | $154k |  
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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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| $17k | $64k | $110k | $157k | $203k | $251k |  
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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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