| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 51.6% | 52.2% | 52.8% | 53.3% | 53.9% | 54.5% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.12% | 2.27% | 2.41% | 2.55% | 2.70% | 2.85% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 7.81% | 8.19% | 8.56% | 8.94% | 9.31% | 9.69% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.94% | 6.16% | 6.39% | 6.61% | 6.83% | 7.05% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 4.48% | 4.85% | 5.20% | 5.56% | 5.92% | 6.29% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 15.5% | 16.5% | 17.4% | 18.3% | 19.2% | 20.2% |  
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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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| 4.68% | 5.12% | 5.55% | 5.98% | 6.42% | 6.85% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.164% | 0.189% | 0.215% | 0.240% | 0.265% | 0.291% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $38,500 | $39,400 | $40,300 | $41,300 | $42,200 | $43,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $53,700 | $55,500 | $57,200 | $59,000 | $60,700 | $62,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $40,400 | $41,900 | $43,500 | $45,000 | $46,500 | $48,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $52,500 | $54,300 | $56,100 | $57,900 | $59,700 | $61,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $49,130 | $49,340 | $49,540 | $49,740 | $49,940 | $50,140 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $67,000 | $67,900 | $68,800 | $69,700 | $70,600 | $71,500 |  
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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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| $31,400 | $32,400 | $33,300 | $34,200 | $35,100 | $36,100 |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 14.9% | 18.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 8.7% | 11.6% | 14.6% |  
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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% | 0.27% | 0.55% | 0.82% | 1.10% | 1.38% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $31,200 | $35,400 | $39,500 | $43,600 | $47,700 | $51,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $9k | $49k | $88k | $127k | $166k | $205k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $31k | $52k | $73k | $94k | $115k | $136k |  
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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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