| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 62.4% | 63.3% | 64.2% | 65.2% | 66.1% | 67.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 3.02% | 3.50% | 3.97% | 4.44% | 4.91% | 5.38% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 7.22% | 7.45% | 7.68% | 7.90% | 8.13% | 8.36% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.525% | 7.543% | 7.560% | 7.578% | 7.596% | 7.614% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 6.22% | 6.28% | 6.33% | 6.38% | 6.44% | 6.49% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.46% | 1.53% | 1.59% | 1.65% | 1.70% | 1.77% |  
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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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| 6.95% | 7.17% | 7.38% | 7.59% | 7.81% | 8.02% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.238% | 0.255% | 0.270% | 0.286% | 0.302% | 0.318% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $57,700 | $60,100 | $62,400 | $64,700 | $67,000 | $69,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $67,200 | $71,400 | $75,500 | $79,600 | $83,700 | $87,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $72,500 | $73,600 | $74,700 | $75,700 | $76,800 | $77,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $73,700 | $75,000 | $76,300 | $77,600 | $78,900 | $80,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $70,150 | $70,460 | $70,770 | $71,080 | $71,390 | $71,700 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $64,900 | $67,400 | $69,800 | $72,100 | $74,500 | $77,000 |  
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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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| $43,400 | $46,000 | $48,500 | $51,000 | $53,500 | $56,000 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 57.9% | 60.9% | 63.9% | 66.8% | 69.7% | 72.7% |  
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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: non-profit (%): | 
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| 5.2% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 11.7% | 13.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 2.3% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 11.2% |  
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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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| 5.6% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 13.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.76% |  
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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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| $44k | $68k | $91k | $114k | $137k | $161k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $32k | $67k | $102k | $138k | $173k | $208k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $49k | $84k | $118k | $153k | $188k | $223k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $36k | $52k | $68k | $84k | $100k | $117k |  
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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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| $13k | $40k | $67k | $94k | $120k | $148k |  
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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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