| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 67.87% | 68.34% | 68.80% | 69.27% | 69.73% | 70.20% |  
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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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| 6.08% | 6.18% | 6.28% | 6.38% | 6.48% | 6.59% |  
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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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| 2.785% | 2.831% | 2.877% | 2.923% | 2.969% | 3.016% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.13% | 1.38% | 1.63% | 1.87% | 2.12% | 2.37% |  
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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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| 8.7% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 11.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.099% | 0.110% | 0.120% | 0.130% | 0.140% | 0.150% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $33,400 | $34,000 | $34,500 | $35,000 | $35,600 | $36,200 |  
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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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| $40,100 | $42,200 | $44,300 | $46,400 | $48,500 | $50,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $51,200 | $52,500 | $53,700 | $54,900 | $56,200 | $57,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $45,100 | $47,700 | $50,200 | $52,800 | $55,300 | $57,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $54,400 | $55,300 | $56,000 | $56,800 | $57,500 | $58,300 |  
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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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| $25,700 | $26,300 | $26,900 | $27,500 | $28,000 | $28,600 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $35k | $49k | $63k | $76k | $90k | $104k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $26k | $63k | $100k | $138k | $175k | $212k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $32k | $47k | $62k | $77k | $91k | $107k |  
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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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| $29k | $58k | $87k | $116k | $144k | $174k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $27k | $43k | $60k | $76k | $92k | $108k |  
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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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