TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population
(Data from the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified
as year-round full-time (YRFT) workers. The relative earnings of a given group equals the median earnings of the group
divided by $32,717, the median earnings of US YRFT workers aged 21 to 64, times 100)
RHODE ISLAND: BOTH SEXES
Total Worked year-round full-time in 1999
Employed Relative
Perc. Median earnings
Number dist. Number Percent Number Percent earnings (US Med=100)
21 to 64 years 588,495 100.0 443,995 75.4 322,050 54.7 $33,184 101.4
Not a high school graduate 74,430 12.6 39,965 53.7 29,060 39.0 $22,454 68.6
High school graduate 158,750 27.0 116,505 73.4 85,765 54.0 $28,278 86.4
Some college 171,860 29.2 135,730 79.0 95,100 55.3 $32,180 98.4
Bachelor degree 106,505 18.1 89,100 83.7 65,470 61.5 $42,397 129.6
Advanced degree 57,905 9.8 50,555 87.3 37,425 64.6 $53,572 163.7
21 to 24 years 53,665 100.0 38,145 71.1 18,340 34.2 $20,868 63.8
Not a high school graduate 5,595 10.4 3,175 56.7 1,900 34.0 $16,968 51.9
High school graduate 13,570 25.3 9,740 71.8 5,750 42.4 $20,074 61.4
Some college 23,110 43.1 16,420 71.1 6,495 28.1 $20,840 63.7
Bachelor degree 9,080 16.9 7,295 80.3 3,260 35.9 $25,914 79.2
Advanced degree 620 1.2 465 75.4 240 39.2 $20,500 62.7
25 to 34 years 136,830 100.0 106,120 77.6 77,430 56.6 $30,418 93.0
Not a high school graduate 15,695 11.5 8,785 56.0 6,315 40.2 $20,578 62.9
High school graduate 34,985 25.6 25,910 74.1 19,010 54.3 $26,505 81.0
Some college 41,465 30.3 33,620 81.1 24,320 58.6 $29,169 89.2
Bachelor degree 29,455 21.5 25,530 86.7 19,180 65.1 $36,552 111.7
Advanced degree 10,400 7.6 9,155 88.1 6,395 61.5 $40,785 124.7
35 to 44 years 168,890 100.0 134,410 79.6 100,870 59.7 $36,218 110.7
Not a high school graduate 18,860 11.2 11,115 58.9 8,185 43.4 $23,905 73.1
High school graduate 47,590 28.2 37,050 77.9 28,095 59.0 $30,187 92.3
Some college 50,115 29.7 41,705 83.2 30,855 61.6 $35,718 109.2
Bachelor degree 30,910 18.3 26,355 85.3 19,865 64.3 $48,518 148.3
Advanced degree 16,155 9.6 14,610 90.4 11,085 68.6 $57,317 175.2
45 to 54 years 140,860 100.0 112,305 79.7 86,110 61.1 $38,491 117.6
Not a high school graduate 16,495 11.7 9,190 55.7 6,830 41.4 $24,113 73.7
High school graduate 36,565 26.0 28,205 77.1 21,200 58.0 $30,443 93.1
Some college 38,495 27.3 31,940 83.0 24,595 63.9 $36,734 112.3
Bachelor degree 25,665 18.2 22,375 87.2 17,580 68.5 $50,543 154.5
Advanced degree 19,635 13.9 17,910 91.2 13,690 69.7 $55,965 171.1
55 to 64 years 88,250 100.0 53,010 60.1 39,295 44.5 $34,990 106.9
Not a high school graduate 17,780 20.1 7,705 43.3 5,830 32.8 $25,063 76.6
High school graduate 26,045 29.5 15,600 59.9 11,705 44.9 $29,947 91.5
Some college 18,675 21.2 12,050 64.5 8,835 47.3 $36,994 113.1
Bachelor degree 11,400 12.9 7,540 66.1 5,585 49.0 $49,626 151.7
Advanced degree 11,100 12.6 8,410 75.8 6,010 54.1 $56,950 174.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 72,820 100.0 14,595 20.0 5,425 7.4 $31,164 95.3
Not a high school graduate 22,260 30.6 2,950 13.3 995 4.5 $25,138 76.8
High school graduate 23,835 32.7 4,405 18.5 1,400 5.9 $26,565 81.2
Some college 11,365 15.6 3,045 26.8 1,185 10.4 $30,031 91.8
Bachelor degree 6,685 9.2 1,700 25.4 745 11.1 $52,869 161.6
Advanced degree 5,500 7.6 1,980 36.0 955 17.3 $61,016 186.5
