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Employment by Sector

Most people work in private companies

In Lincoln, civilian workers were employed by the following type of employer in 2023:

• 77% were private wage and salary workers.
• 19% were federal, state, or local government workers.
• 4% were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

notes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-year estimates, Table DP03.