| 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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| 0.7% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 12.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 3.1% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 14.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.7% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 11.6% | 13.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 4.9% | 7.7% | 10.4% | 13.2% | 15.9% | 18.7% |  
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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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| 2.8% | 6.6% | 10.4% | 14.1% | 17.9% | 21.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.43% | 0.64% | 0.85% | 1.07% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $33k | $48k | $62k | $76k | $90k | $105k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $32k | $76k | $119k | $163k | $206k | $251k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $23k | $45k | $67k | $88k | $109k | $131k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $36k | $58k | $78k | $99k | $120k | $141k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $39k | $53k | $67k | $81k | $95k | $109k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $54k | $74k | $93k | $113k | $132k | $152k |  
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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 | $41k | $65k | $89k | $112k | $137k |  
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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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