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)
ARIZONA: FEMALES
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 1,417,120 100.0 902,520 63.7 590,655 41.7 $27,341 83.6
Not a high school graduate 188,345 13.3 70,435 37.4 37,795 20.1 $16,325 49.9
High school graduate 333,675 23.5 198,670 59.5 130,615 39.1 $22,428 68.6
Some college 524,920 37.0 365,455 69.6 240,175 45.8 $27,121 82.9
Bachelor degree 217,975 15.4 163,430 75.0 111,075 51.0 $34,599 105.8
Advanced degree 101,770 7.2 79,635 78.3 55,995 55.0 $41,714 127.5
21 to 24 years 133,940 100.0 85,570 63.9 40,100 29.9 $19,153 58.5
Not a high school graduate 22,590 16.9 8,290 36.7 3,535 15.7 $14,957 45.7
High school graduate 32,690 24.4 20,350 62.2 11,145 34.1 $17,506 53.5
Some college 55,995 41.8 40,365 72.1 18,550 33.1 $19,683 60.2
Bachelor degree 15,575 11.6 12,890 82.8 5,220 33.5 $24,075 73.6
Advanced degree 1,040 0.8 670 64.5 230 22.1 $25,077 76.6
25 to 34 years 351,140 100.0 227,780 64.9 147,240 41.9 $26,097 79.8
Not a high school graduate 50,230 14.3 18,505 36.8 9,425 18.8 $15,625 47.8
High school graduate 77,205 22.0 46,010 59.6 29,420 38.1 $21,469 65.6
Some college 123,565 35.2 88,075 71.3 55,920 45.3 $25,238 77.1
Bachelor degree 65,260 18.6 51,400 78.8 36,865 56.5 $31,443 96.1
Advanced degree 20,645 5.9 17,180 83.2 11,640 56.4 $36,186 110.6
35 to 44 years 383,635 100.0 265,690 69.3 179,715 46.8 $29,369 89.8
Not a high school graduate 47,865 12.5 20,860 43.6 11,600 24.2 $16,415 50.2
High school graduate 86,910 22.7 58,585 67.4 39,605 45.6 $23,966 73.3
Some college 146,000 38.1 108,760 74.5 74,870 51.3 $29,166 89.1
Bachelor degree 62,500 16.3 47,910 76.7 32,900 52.6 $38,184 116.7
Advanced degree 27,615 7.2 22,580 81.8 16,190 58.6 $42,395 129.6
45 to 54 years 318,265 100.0 220,805 69.4 156,725 49.2 $30,577 93.5
Not a high school graduate 34,455 10.8 14,080 40.9 8,410 24.4 $16,663 50.9
High school graduate 71,895 22.6 46,695 65.0 33,385 46.4 $24,120 73.7
Some college 121,190 38.1 89,300 73.7 63,710 52.6 $30,083 92.0
Bachelor degree 48,480 15.2 37,575 77.5 27,210 56.1 $37,711 115.3
Advanced degree 32,870 10.3 27,815 84.6 20,690 62.9 $44,495 136.0
55 to 64 years 230,145 100.0 102,675 44.6 66,870 29.1 $27,930 85.4
Not a high school graduate 33,205 14.4 8,700 26.2 4,825 14.5 $17,611 53.8
High school graduate 64,975 28.2 27,025 41.6 17,055 26.2 $23,327 71.3
Some college 78,170 34.0 38,955 49.8 27,125 34.7 $28,845 88.2
Bachelor degree 26,160 11.4 13,650 52.2 8,875 33.9 $36,126 110.4
Advanced degree 19,605 8.5 11,395 58.1 7,245 36.9 $41,910 128.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 191,330 100.0 23,690 12.4 7,795 4.1 $21,705 66.3
Not a high school graduate 36,300 19.0 2,830 7.8 790 2.2 $15,520 47.4
High school graduate 62,700 32.8 7,180 11.5 2,095 3.3 $18,689 57.1
Some college 55,390 28.9 8,275 14.9 2,875 5.2 $23,088 70.6
Bachelor degree 17,975 9.4 2,580 14.4 1,015 5.7 $26,402 80.7
Advanced degree 10,915 5.7 2,020 18.5 805 7.4 $35,284 107.8
