| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 61.2% | 63.4% | 65.5% | 67.7% | 69.8% | 72.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.3% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 12.4% |  
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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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| 6.1% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 12.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.98% | 2.43% | 2.88% | 3.33% | 3.78% | 4.23% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.43% | 0.83% | 1.23% | 1.62% | 2.02% | 2.42% |  
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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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| 6.3% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 14.8% | 17.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.47% | 0.60% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $35,900 | $38,200 | $40,500 | $42,700 | $45,000 | $47,200 |  
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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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| $28k | $48k | $66k | $85k | $103k | $122k |  
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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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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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