| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 49.1% | 54.1% | 59.1% | 64.0% | 68.9% | 73.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.0% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 13.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 5.3% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 11.2% | 13.2% | 15.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.1% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 11.4% |  
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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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| 2.2% | 5.0% | 7.7% | 10.5% | 13.2% | 16.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.35% | 0.70% | 1.05% | 1.39% | 1.75% |  
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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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| $49k | $63k | $76k | $89k | $102k | $115k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $49k | $61k | $72k | $84k | $95k | $106k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $51k | $70k | $88k | $107k | $126k | $145k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $53k | $64k | $74k | $84k | $94k | $105k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $60k | $74k | $87k | $101k | $114k | $128k |  
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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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| $17k | $35k | $52k | $70k | $87k | $105k |  
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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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