Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.6% | 49.5% | 53.4% | 57.3% | 61.1% | 65.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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7.6% | 11.5% | 15.3% | 19.2% | 23.0% | 26.9% |
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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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3.1% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
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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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5.0% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 14.4% | 16.7% |
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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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$101k | $121k | $141k | $161k | $181k | $201k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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$50k | $91k | $130k | $170k | $210k | $251k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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$85k | $116k | $146k | $176k | $205k | $236k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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$62k | $82k | $101k | $120k | $139k | $159k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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$205k | $214k | $223k | $232k | $241k | $251k |
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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$100,400 | $103,800 | $107,100 | $110,500 | $113,800 | $117,200 |
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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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$37k | $75k | $112k | $150k | $187k | $225k |
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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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