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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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| 46.1% | 50.7% | 55.1% | 59.6% | 64.1% | 68.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| 2.4% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 13.3% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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| 5.0% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 11.9% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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| 4.5% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 11.5% | 13.8% | 16.1% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| 3.2% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 
 
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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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| 5.2% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 
 
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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| 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.27% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.69% | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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| $31k | $46k | $59k | $73k | $87k | $101k | 
 
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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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| $57,100 | $61,700 | $66,300 | $70,900 | $75,500 | $80,100 | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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| $55k | $64k | $73k | $82k | $91k | $101k | 
 
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Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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| $50k | $65k | $78k | $92k | $106k | $120k | 
 
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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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