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)
MONTANA: 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 252,495 100.0 179,000 70.9 101,815 40.3 $21,550 65.9
Not a high school graduate 15,945 6.3 6,825 42.8 3,175 19.9 $14,003 42.8
High school graduate 73,260 29.0 49,120 67.0 27,445 37.5 $18,012 55.1
Some college 93,505 37.0 67,845 72.6 37,495 40.1 $20,616 63.0
Bachelor degree 48,770 19.3 39,175 80.3 23,640 48.5 $27,120 82.9
Advanced degree 15,670 6.2 13,090 83.5 8,480 54.1 $35,377 108.1
21 to 24 years 21,865 100.0 15,395 70.4 5,725 26.2 $14,778 45.2
Not a high school graduate 1,615 7.4 750 46.6 330 20.5 $12,050 36.8
High school graduate 5,830 26.7 4,055 69.5 1,695 29.0 $13,755 42.0
Some college 10,825 49.5 7,635 70.5 2,595 24.0 $15,028 45.9
Bachelor degree 2,950 13.5 2,550 86.3 940 31.9 $16,323 49.9
Advanced degree 205 0.9 150 73.9 50 25.1 $21,103 64.5
25 to 34 years 50,330 100.0 37,380 74.3 20,410 40.6 $20,064 61.3
Not a high school graduate 2,835 5.6 1,385 48.7 600 21.1 $11,796 36.1
High school graduate 12,835 25.5 8,835 68.8 4,515 35.2 $16,904 51.7
Some college 19,470 38.7 14,525 74.6 7,600 39.0 $18,567 56.8
Bachelor degree 12,110 24.1 10,195 84.2 6,275 51.8 $23,815 72.8
Advanced degree 2,120 4.2 1,835 86.6 1,055 49.8 $28,819 88.1
35 to 44 years 72,050 100.0 55,710 77.3 32,380 44.9 $22,264 68.0
Not a high school graduate 3,775 5.2 1,875 49.6 955 25.3 $15,509 47.4
High school graduate 21,720 30.1 16,345 75.2 9,390 43.2 $18,440 56.4
Some college 26,010 36.1 20,410 78.5 11,725 45.1 $21,174 64.7
Bachelor degree 14,525 20.2 12,140 83.6 7,270 50.1 $29,493 90.1
Advanced degree 4,470 6.2 3,990 89.3 2,525 56.4 $34,199 104.5
45 to 54 years 66,185 100.0 49,465 74.7 31,475 47.6 $24,115 73.7
Not a high school graduate 3,140 4.7 1,430 45.5 730 23.2 $13,014 39.8
High school graduate 17,890 27.0 12,655 70.8 7,855 43.9 $19,239 58.8
Some college 24,195 36.6 18,265 75.5 11,500 47.5 $22,712 69.4
Bachelor degree 13,610 20.6 11,100 81.6 7,235 53.2 $30,216 92.4
Advanced degree 6,170 9.3 5,370 87.1 3,785 61.4 $38,004 116.2
55 to 64 years 42,065 100.0 21,050 50.0 11,830 28.1 $21,792 66.6
Not a high school graduate 4,580 10.9 1,390 30.3 560 12.2 $16,419 50.2
High school graduate 14,985 35.6 7,230 48.2 3,990 26.6 $19,576 59.8
Some college 13,005 30.9 7,005 53.9 4,075 31.3 $21,614 66.1
Bachelor degree 5,580 13.3 3,195 57.2 1,920 34.4 $29,124 89.0
Advanced degree 2,705 6.4 1,740 64.4 1,065 39.3 $35,524 108.6
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 32,265 100.0 5,305 16.4 1,385 4.3 $16,001 48.9
Not a high school graduate 5,455 16.9 610 11.2 175 3.2 $14,276 43.6
High school graduate 12,845 39.8 2,035 15.8 500 3.9 $14,856 45.4
Some college 8,370 25.9 1,615 19.3 415 5.0 $15,890 48.6
Bachelor degree 3,065 9.5 535 17.5 155 5.1 $26,875 82.1
Advanced degree 1,285 4.0 280 21.9 85 6.5 $29,375 89.8
