| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 61.7% | 62.7% | 63.6% | 64.6% | 65.6% | 66.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.22% | 2.50% | 2.79% | 3.07% | 3.35% | 3.64% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 4.71% | 4.90% | 5.09% | 5.27% | 5.46% | 5.65% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 8.28% | 8.70% | 9.12% | 9.53% | 9.95% | 10.37% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 4.25% | 4.47% | 4.68% | 4.90% | 5.11% | 5.33% |  
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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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| 5.930% | 5.972% | 6.014% | 6.055% | 6.097% | 6.139% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.023% | 0.051% | 0.079% | 0.107% | 0.134% | 0.163% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $28,000 | $30,700 | $33,400 | $36,000 | $38,700 | $41,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $50,100 | $52,400 | $54,700 | $57,000 | $59,200 | $61,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $32,600 | $34,900 | $37,100 | $39,300 | $41,500 | $43,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $43,300 | $44,800 | $46,300 | $47,700 | $49,200 | $50,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $42,600 | $43,400 | $44,100 | $44,900 | $45,700 | $46,500 |  
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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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| $24,020 | $24,270 | $24,520 | $24,770 | $25,020 | $25,270 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $31,100 | $36,000 | $40,900 | $45,900 | $50,800 | $55,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $18k | $65k | $111k | $158k | $204k | $251k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $36,200 | $40,500 | $44,800 | $49,000 | $53,300 | $57,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $43,800 | $47,100 | $50,300 | $53,600 | $56,800 | $60,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $39,000 | $42,500 | $46,000 | $49,500 | $53,000 | $56,500 |  
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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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