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)
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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 441,780 100.0 337,860 76.5 260,520 59.0 $35,114 107.3
Not a high school graduate 44,445 10.1 24,605 55.4 17,250 38.8 $23,321 71.3
High school graduate 137,050 31.0 101,110 73.8 78,290 57.1 $29,136 89.1
Some college 129,415 29.3 102,610 79.3 77,940 60.2 $33,495 102.4
Bachelor degree 75,080 17.0 63,955 85.2 50,445 67.2 $43,778 133.8
Advanced degree 41,060 9.3 36,175 88.1 29,105 70.9 $57,912 177.0
21 to 24 years 37,925 100.0 27,580 72.7 14,800 39.0 $21,713 66.4
Not a high school graduate 4,750 12.5 3,025 63.7 1,555 32.8 $18,489 56.5
High school graduate 10,805 28.5 8,030 74.3 5,045 46.7 $20,466 62.6
Some college 14,990 39.5 10,740 71.7 5,065 33.8 $22,065 67.4
Bachelor degree 5,570 14.7 4,585 82.3 2,365 42.4 $29,080 88.9
Advanced degree 380 1.0 265 70.6 105 27.8 $29,375 89.8
25 to 34 years 104,145 100.0 84,475 81.1 66,200 63.6 $31,417 96.0
Not a high school graduate 9,285 8.9 5,705 61.4 3,865 41.6 $21,633 66.1
High school graduate 29,395 28.2 22,870 77.8 17,880 60.8 $26,522 81.1
Some college 30,435 29.2 25,315 83.2 19,955 65.6 $30,560 93.4
Bachelor degree 22,820 21.9 20,425 89.5 16,590 72.7 $38,753 118.4
Advanced degree 8,855 8.5 7,865 88.8 6,060 68.4 $43,580 133.2
35 to 44 years 126,075 100.0 102,750 81.5 82,815 65.7 $37,019 113.1
Not a high school graduate 10,500 8.3 6,470 61.6 4,805 45.7 $24,110 73.7
High school graduate 40,790 32.4 32,640 80.0 26,335 64.6 $30,460 93.1
Some college 37,355 29.6 31,145 83.4 25,055 67.1 $36,545 111.7
Bachelor degree 21,920 17.4 19,220 87.7 15,670 71.5 $49,797 152.2
Advanced degree 11,350 9.0 10,350 91.2 8,590 75.7 $62,008 189.5
45 to 54 years 102,565 100.0 82,785 80.7 66,950 65.3 $40,070 122.5
Not a high school graduate 8,565 8.4 4,745 55.4 3,745 43.8 $25,918 79.2
High school graduate 32,370 31.6 25,110 77.6 20,145 62.2 $32,224 98.5
Some college 29,830 29.1 25,025 83.9 20,140 67.5 $38,643 118.1
Bachelor degree 16,090 15.7 14,180 88.1 11,480 71.4 $49,632 151.7
Advanced degree 12,560 12.2 11,650 92.7 9,765 77.7 $61,219 187.1
55 to 64 years 71,070 100.0 40,265 56.7 29,755 41.9 $37,797 115.5
Not a high school graduate 11,345 16.0 4,665 41.1 3,275 28.9 $26,339 80.5
High school graduate 23,685 33.3 12,460 52.6 8,885 37.5 $31,261 95.6
Some college 16,810 23.7 10,385 61.8 7,725 46.0 $37,271 113.9
Bachelor degree 8,680 12.2 5,540 63.8 4,340 50.0 $51,735 158.1
Advanced degree 7,910 11.1 6,045 76.4 4,585 58.0 $64,807 198.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 56,025 100.0 10,555 18.8 3,550 6.3 $28,231 86.3
Not a high school graduate 13,650 24.4 2,095 15.3 695 5.1 $17,367 53.1
High school graduate 18,850 33.6 3,325 17.6 1,080 5.7 $23,750 72.6
Some college 10,405 18.6 2,100 20.2 695 6.7 $31,272 95.6
Bachelor degree 5,965 10.6 1,150 19.3 425 7.1 $39,839 121.8
Advanced degree 4,660 8.3 1,465 31.4 555 12.0 $71,736 219.3
