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)
CONNECTICUT: 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 1,939,900 100.0 1,506,035 77.6 1,128,190 58.2 $40,736 124.5
Not a high school graduate 169,190 8.7 93,835 55.5 64,695 38.2 $26,262 80.3
High school graduate 524,270 27.0 393,010 75.0 294,620 56.2 $32,447 99.2
Some college 527,585 27.2 421,480 79.9 310,560 58.9 $38,025 116.2
Bachelor degree 395,815 20.4 329,270 83.2 250,635 63.3 $51,283 156.7
Advanced degree 264,915 13.7 229,975 86.8 179,830 67.9 $62,279 190.4
21 to 24 years 142,050 100.0 101,350 71.3 51,775 36.4 $22,846 69.8
Not a high school graduate 13,550 9.5 7,720 57.0 4,140 30.5 $19,946 61.0
High school graduate 39,210 27.6 28,775 73.4 17,600 44.9 $21,762 66.5
Some college 54,425 38.3 37,930 69.7 17,480 32.1 $22,472 68.7
Bachelor degree 27,270 19.2 21,755 79.8 9,920 36.4 $30,274 92.5
Advanced degree 2,390 1.7 1,775 74.3 790 33.0 $31,399 96.0
25 to 34 years 437,215 100.0 350,775 80.2 266,125 60.9 $35,596 108.8
Not a high school graduate 33,340 7.6 20,175 60.5 13,115 39.3 $22,457 68.6
High school graduate 113,765 26.0 88,290 77.6 65,845 57.9 $30,199 92.3
Some college 118,830 27.2 97,395 82.0 74,235 62.5 $32,351 98.9
Bachelor degree 109,510 25.0 93,735 85.6 74,935 68.4 $42,381 129.5
Advanced degree 48,335 11.1 41,920 86.7 31,445 65.1 $46,770 143.0
35 to 44 years 579,875 100.0 469,385 80.9 358,895 61.9 $43,341 132.5
Not a high school graduate 41,690 7.2 25,295 60.7 17,630 42.3 $26,070 79.7
High school graduate 158,740 27.4 125,935 79.3 96,630 60.9 $35,616 108.9
Some college 159,290 27.5 132,780 83.4 99,875 62.7 $40,881 125.0
Bachelor degree 125,665 21.7 105,390 83.9 81,325 64.7 $59,276 181.2
Advanced degree 77,165 13.3 67,820 87.9 54,260 70.3 $67,629 206.7
45 to 54 years 475,065 100.0 389,650 82.0 305,865 64.4 $46,514 142.2
Not a high school graduate 37,230 7.8 21,425 57.5 15,780 42.4 $29,096 88.9
High school graduate 118,775 25.0 93,095 78.4 72,215 60.8 $35,818 109.5
Some college 127,490 26.8 107,495 84.3 84,240 66.1 $42,417 129.6
Bachelor degree 90,855 19.1 78,515 86.4 61,985 68.2 $59,298 181.2
Advanced degree 88,885 18.7 81,020 91.1 65,535 73.7 $65,679 200.7
55 to 64 years 305,700 100.0 194,875 63.7 145,525 47.6 $42,543 130.0
Not a high school graduate 43,380 14.2 19,220 44.3 14,035 32.3 $30,332 92.7
High school graduate 93,785 30.7 56,920 60.7 42,330 45.1 $35,360 108.1
Some college 67,555 22.1 45,885 67.9 34,730 51.4 $41,623 127.2
Bachelor degree 42,515 13.9 29,880 70.3 22,470 52.9 $60,087 183.7
Advanced degree 48,140 15.7 37,445 77.8 27,805 57.8 $67,168 205.3
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 227,470 100.0 50,755 22.3 20,880 9.2 $39,845 121.8
Not a high school graduate 49,105 21.6 6,900 14.1 2,475 5.0 $25,670 78.5
High school graduate 76,715 33.7 14,855 19.4 5,460 7.1 $31,422 96.0
Some college 39,985 17.6 10,005 25.0 4,205 10.5 $39,549 120.9
Bachelor degree 26,930 11.8 7,825 29.1 3,395 12.6 $51,267 156.7
Advanced degree 24,930 11.0 9,305 37.3 4,640 18.6 $66,477 203.2
