| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 66.6% | 67.7% | 68.8% | 69.9% | 70.9% | 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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| 1.32% | 1.79% | 2.25% | 2.71% | 3.16% | 3.63% |  
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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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| 8.9% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 14.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 2.82% | 2.95% | 3.09% | 3.22% | 3.35% | 3.49% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.31% | 0.44% | 0.58% | 0.71% | 0.84% | 0.98% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.40% | 0.50% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $39,500 | $40,600 | $41,700 | $42,800 | $44,000 | $45,100 |  
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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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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $56,200 | $60,600 | $64,800 | $69,100 | $73,400 | $77,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $59,400 | $64,100 | $68,800 | $73,500 | $78,200 | $83,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $58k | $67k | $75k | $84k | $92k | $101k |  
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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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| $32,200 | $36,000 | $39,800 | $43,600 | $47,400 | $51,200 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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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: local government (%): | 
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| 6.3% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 14.6% | 16.7% |  
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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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| 4.7% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 14.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.32% | 0.64% | 0.96% | 1.28% | 1.61% |  
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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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