Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.1% | 50.7% | 52.2% | 53.8% | 55.3% | 56.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.7% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.9% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 9.9% | 11.8% | 13.9% |
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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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1.44% | 1.64% | 1.82% | 2.01% | 2.20% | 2.40% |
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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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13.0% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 15.2% | 15.9% | 16.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.19% | 0.44% | 0.68% | 0.92% | 1.16% | 1.40% |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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$35,600 | $37,000 | $38,300 | $39,600 | $40,900 | $42,300 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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$27,300 | $31,000 | $34,700 | $38,400 | $42,000 | $45,700 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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$21,700 | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,300 | $35,800 | $39,400 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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$29,700 | $33,500 | $37,300 | $41,000 | $44,800 | $48,600 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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$39,000 | $41,300 | $43,600 | $45,800 | $48,100 | $50,300 |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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$56,400 | $57,800 | $59,300 | $60,700 | $62,100 | $63,600 |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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42.4% | 45.4% | 48.2% | 51.1% | 54.0% | 56.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.2% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.9% | 7.1% | 10.2% | 13.3% | 16.5% | 19.7% |
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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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2.5% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 11.9% |
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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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12.6% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 15.0% | 15.7% | 16.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.84% | 1.12% | 1.40% |
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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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