| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 51.5% | 54.9% | 58.3% | 61.6% | 65.0% | 68.4% |  
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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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| 3.9% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 12.6% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 4.7% | 7.1% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 14.0% | 16.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 4.1% | 5.6% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 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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| 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 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% | 0.46% | 0.92% | 1.38% | 1.84% | 2.30% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $62k | $74k | $86k | $98k | $109k | $121k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $21k | $54k | $87k | $119k | $151k | $184k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $72k | $94k | $115k | $137k | $158k | $180k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $48k | $60k | $71k | $82k | $93k | $105k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $64k | $73k | $80k | $88k | $96k | $104k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $56k | $73k | $88k | $104k | $120k | $137k |  
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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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| $12k | $39k | $67k | $94k | $121k | $149k |  
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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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