| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 3.3% | 6.2% | 9.1% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 17.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 7.79% | 8.18% | 8.58% | 8.97% | 9.36% | 9.76% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.64% | 6.88% | 7.12% | 7.36% | 7.60% | 7.84% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 6.662% | 6.689% | 6.715% | 6.742% | 6.768% | 6.795% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 3.35% | 3.45% | 3.54% | 3.63% | 3.72% | 3.81% |  
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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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| 6.5% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 13.6% | 15.9% | 18.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.19% | 0.30% | 0.40% | 0.51% | 0.61% | 0.72% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,500 | $38,600 | $40,600 | $42,600 | $44,500 | $46,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $54,920 | $55,070 | $55,220 | $55,370 | $55,510 | $55,660 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $33,300 | $35,400 | $37,500 | $39,500 | $41,600 | $43,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $39,500 | $40,200 | $40,900 | $41,600 | $42,300 | $43,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $43,200 | $44,900 | $46,500 | $48,200 | $49,800 | $51,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $62,200 | $64,000 | $65,800 | $67,600 | $69,400 | $71,300 |  
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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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| $27,100 | $30,000 | $32,800 | $35,600 | $38,500 | $41,400 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.4% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 11.6% | 14.6% | 17.7% |  
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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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| 7.82% | 7.89% | 7.95% | 8.01% | 8.07% | 8.14% |  
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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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| 3.3% | 6.4% | 9.4% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 18.6% |  
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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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| 3.2% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 12.2% | 15.2% | 18.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.72% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $46,500 | $48,400 | $50,200 | $52,000 | $53,800 | $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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| 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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| $39,500 | $44,100 | $48,600 | $53,200 | $57,700 | $62,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $51k | $65k | $78k | $91k | $105k | $118k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $71,200 | $73,100 | $75,000 | $76,900 | $78,800 | $80,700 |  
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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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| $41,300 | $42,600 | $43,900 | $45,200 | $46,500 | $47,800 |  
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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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