| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 69.5% | 73.5% | 77.5% | 81.4% | 85.4% | 89.4% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 1.8% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 10.0% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.97% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $37,000 | $41,500 | $45,900 | $50,200 | $54,600 | $59,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $24k | $53k | $82k | $111k | $140k | $169k |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $25k | $60k | $95k | $130k | $165k | $201k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $49k | $66k | $83k | $100k | $117k | $134k |  
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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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| $9k | $37k | $66k | $94k | $122k | $151k |  
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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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