| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
| 
| 57.96% | 58.23% | 58.50% | 58.76% | 59.03% | 59.30% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
| 
| 2.662% | 2.692% | 2.721% | 2.751% | 2.781% | 2.811% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
| 
| 4.47% | 4.60% | 4.72% | 4.84% | 4.97% | 5.09% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
| 
| 11.25% | 11.50% | 11.74% | 11.98% | 12.23% | 12.48% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
| 
| 5.90% | 6.25% | 6.59% | 6.94% | 7.28% | 7.63% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
| 
| 5.94% | 6.28% | 6.61% | 6.94% | 7.27% | 7.61% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
| 
| 0.000% | 0.015% | 0.030% | 0.045% | 0.060% | 0.075% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
| 
| $29,800 | $30,210 | $30,620 | $31,030 | $31,430 | $31,850 |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
| 
| $48,700 | $53,200 | $57,700 | $62,200 | $66,700 | $71,300 |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
| 
| $27,800 | $29,900 | $32,100 | $34,200 | $36,300 | $38,500 |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
| 
| $35,800 | $36,900 | $38,000 | $39,000 | $40,100 | $41,200 |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
| 
| $39,500 | $40,300 | $41,000 | $41,700 | $42,400 | $43,100 |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
| 
| $63,800 | $64,700 | $65,600 | $66,400 | $67,300 | $68,200 |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
| 
| $25,140 | $25,590 | $26,030 | $26,470 | $26,910 | $27,360 |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
 
 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
| 
| 43.0% | 46.5% | 49.9% | 53.4% | 56.9% | 60.4% |  
|  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
| 
| 3.0% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 11.5% |  
|  |  | 
 |  | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
| 
| 3.6% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 12.5% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
| 
| 9.7% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 14.5% | 16.0% | 17.6% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
| 
| 4.0% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 11.2% | 13.1% |  
|  |  | 
 |  | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
| 
| 0.00% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.48% | 0.65% | 0.81% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
| 
| $32k | $51k | $69k | $87k | $105k | $124k |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
| 
| $62k | $78k | $94k | $110k | $126k | $142k |  
|  |  | 
 |  | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
| 
| $36,000 | $40,900 | $45,700 | $50,500 | $55,200 | $60,100 |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
 
 
 
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): 
- 
Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
- 
Private: Employee of private company workers
- 
Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
 
- 
Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
- 
Local Government: Local government workers
- 
State Government: State government workers
- 
Federal Government: Federal government workers
- 
Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
- 
Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.