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)
GEORGIA: 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 2,433,480 100.0 1,625,215 66.8 1,131,055 46.5 $27,314 83.5
Not a high school graduate 308,245 12.7 128,635 41.7 77,140 25.0 $17,049 52.1
High school graduate 713,240 29.3 454,640 63.7 321,645 45.1 $21,893 66.9
Some college 725,135 29.8 526,055 72.5 360,510 49.7 $26,886 82.2
Bachelor degree 414,430 17.0 315,965 76.2 226,735 54.7 $36,272 110.9
Advanced degree 190,685 7.8 157,320 82.5 116,990 61.4 $44,491 136.0
21 to 24 years 223,340 100.0 144,855 64.9 69,365 31.1 $18,716 57.2
Not a high school graduate 31,220 14.0 13,595 43.5 5,840 18.7 $14,408 44.0
High school graduate 60,090 26.9 37,365 62.2 21,200 35.3 $16,836 51.5
Some college 87,270 39.1 60,225 69.0 27,145 31.1 $19,083 58.3
Bachelor degree 33,140 14.8 27,015 81.5 12,030 36.3 $25,933 79.3
Advanced degree 2,495 1.1 1,950 78.2 705 28.3 $23,380 71.5
25 to 34 years 631,095 100.0 440,525 69.8 310,540 49.2 $26,699 81.6
Not a high school graduate 64,795 10.3 28,720 44.3 16,225 25.0 $16,526 50.5
High school graduate 162,020 25.7 104,025 64.2 72,110 44.5 $20,666 63.2
Some college 193,330 30.6 143,155 74.0 99,090 51.3 $24,975 76.3
Bachelor degree 141,820 22.5 112,670 79.4 86,315 60.9 $33,006 100.9
Advanced degree 49,550 7.9 41,930 84.6 30,455 61.5 $38,319 117.1
35 to 44 years 688,600 100.0 490,005 71.2 349,625 50.8 $28,599 87.4
Not a high school graduate 69,120 10.0 33,250 48.1 20,895 30.2 $17,261 52.8
High school graduate 201,945 29.3 140,640 69.6 101,845 50.4 $22,255 68.0
Some college 212,615 30.9 161,510 76.0 116,105 54.6 $28,374 86.7
Bachelor degree 127,455 18.5 96,060 75.4 68,220 53.5 $40,007 122.3
Advanced degree 55,190 8.0 45,795 83.0 33,565 60.8 $45,127 137.9
45 to 54 years 549,905 100.0 386,580 70.3 289,425 52.6 $30,649 93.7
Not a high school graduate 68,280 12.4 29,625 43.4 19,710 28.9 $17,528 53.6
High school graduate 170,120 30.9 115,225 67.7 86,220 50.7 $24,051 73.5
Some college 155,310 28.2 118,140 76.1 88,080 56.7 $30,722 93.9
Bachelor degree 79,390 14.4 62,450 78.7 47,855 60.3 $40,040 122.4
Advanced degree 59,280 10.8 51,535 86.9 40,780 68.8 $47,427 145.0
55 to 64 years 340,545 100.0 163,250 47.9 112,105 32.9 $26,888 82.2
Not a high school graduate 74,825 22.0 23,445 31.3 14,465 19.3 $18,053 55.2
High school graduate 119,065 35.0 57,390 48.2 40,265 33.8 $23,331 71.3
Some college 76,610 22.5 43,025 56.2 30,090 39.3 $29,794 91.1
Bachelor degree 32,625 9.6 17,770 54.5 12,320 37.8 $38,925 119.0
Advanced degree 24,175 7.1 16,110 66.6 11,480 47.5 $47,369 144.8
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 243,900 100.0 36,830 15.1 13,035 5.3 $20,412 62.4
Not a high school graduate 85,225 34.9 8,950 10.5 2,925 3.4 $13,869 42.4
High school graduate 76,355 31.3 11,920 15.6 4,245 5.6 $19,904 60.8
Some college 44,030 18.1 8,850 20.1 3,190 7.2 $24,216 74.0
Bachelor degree 17,230 7.1 3,180 18.5 1,120 6.5 $32,007 97.8
Advanced degree 11,205 4.6 2,510 22.4 1,105 9.9 $38,531 117.8
