| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 46.0% | 50.4% | 54.9% | 59.3% | 63.7% | 68.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 3.9% | 7.3% | 10.6% | 14.0% | 17.3% | 20.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 3.7% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 12.2% | 14.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 7.3% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 11.1% |  
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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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| 6.1% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 11.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.26% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $51,600 | $53,400 | $55,200 | $56,900 | $58,700 | $60,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $54,000 | $58,200 | $62,200 | $66,300 | $70,400 | $74,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $49,100 | $51,600 | $54,200 | $56,700 | $59,200 | $61,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $53,700 | $55,300 | $56,800 | $58,400 | $59,900 | $61,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $46,000 | $49,400 | $52,800 | $56,200 | $59,500 | $62,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $70,000 | $70,800 | $71,600 | $72,400 | $73,100 | $74,000 |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 46.0% | 50.6% | 55.1% | 59.7% | 64.2% | 68.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 2.4% | 6.0% | 9.7% | 13.3% | 17.0% | 20.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 3.0% | 5.3% | 7.6% | 9.8% | 12.0% | 14.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 5.8% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 10.6% |  
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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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| 6.8% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 10.9% | 12.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.42% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $55,700 | $58,700 | $61,500 | $64,400 | $67,300 | $70,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $57,600 | $62,500 | $67,400 | $72,200 | $77,100 | $82,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $67,100 | $69,500 | $71,800 | $74,100 | $76,400 | $78,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $58,100 | $61,700 | $65,300 | $68,900 | $72,400 | $76,000 |  
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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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