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)
MISSISSIPPI: 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 1,536,220 100.0 1,051,115 68.4 774,330 50.4 $26,774 81.8
Not a high school graduate 260,835 17.0 125,675 48.2 83,350 32.0 $20,285 62.0
High school graduate 460,625 30.0 308,500 67.0 227,685 49.4 $23,381 71.5
Some college 472,600 30.8 350,510 74.2 255,165 54.0 $26,850 82.1
Bachelor degree 181,280 11.8 149,085 82.2 117,835 65.0 $34,411 105.2
Advanced degree 86,635 5.6 74,440 85.9 59,840 69.1 $41,816 127.8
21 to 24 years 159,210 100.0 99,935 62.8 50,090 31.5 $17,597 53.8
Not a high school graduate 24,180 15.2 12,465 51.6 6,800 28.1 $16,666 50.9
High school graduate 43,595 27.4 27,895 64.0 17,055 39.1 $16,844 51.5
Some college 68,555 43.1 43,965 64.1 19,235 28.1 $18,013 55.1
Bachelor degree 13,390 8.4 10,070 75.2 4,010 30.0 $22,304 68.2
Advanced degree 1,400 0.9 915 65.4 405 29.1 $21,863 66.8
25 to 34 years 360,230 100.0 264,925 73.5 193,525 53.7 $24,747 75.6
Not a high school graduate 46,585 12.9 25,805 55.4 17,065 36.6 $18,938 57.9
High school graduate 105,805 29.4 74,720 70.6 53,545 50.6 $21,561 65.9
Some college 122,055 33.9 95,265 78.1 69,925 57.3 $24,845 75.9
Bachelor degree 51,235 14.2 43,535 85.0 34,495 67.3 $30,241 92.4
Advanced degree 16,080 4.5 14,345 89.2 10,665 66.3 $32,799 100.3
35 to 44 years 421,630 100.0 312,960 74.2 240,040 56.9 $27,921 85.3
Not a high school graduate 63,915 15.2 34,840 54.5 23,440 36.7 $21,193 64.8
High school graduate 133,940 31.8 97,915 73.1 74,175 55.4 $24,962 76.3
Some college 128,820 30.6 102,135 79.3 79,435 61.7 $28,405 86.8
Bachelor degree 51,620 12.2 44,215 85.7 36,410 70.5 $36,901 112.8
Advanced degree 22,870 5.4 20,735 90.7 16,905 73.9 $43,157 131.9
45 to 54 years 353,040 100.0 250,880 71.1 198,430 56.2 $30,536 93.3
Not a high school graduate 62,505 17.7 30,830 49.3 21,380 34.2 $20,731 63.4
High school graduate 101,360 28.7 69,685 68.8 54,125 53.4 $25,557 78.1
Some college 100,215 28.4 77,890 77.7 62,200 62.1 $30,954 94.6
Bachelor degree 44,545 12.6 37,900 85.1 32,405 72.7 $38,288 117.0
Advanced degree 28,550 8.1 25,525 89.4 21,525 75.4 $44,423 135.8
55 to 64 years 242,110 100.0 122,415 50.6 92,245 38.1 $29,951 91.5
Not a high school graduate 63,650 26.3 21,735 34.2 14,665 23.0 $21,126 64.6
High school graduate 75,920 31.4 38,280 50.4 28,785 37.9 $26,172 80.0
Some college 52,960 21.9 31,255 59.0 24,370 46.0 $31,072 95.0
Bachelor degree 20,490 8.5 13,365 65.2 10,515 51.3 $39,695 121.3
Advanced degree 17,730 7.3 12,920 72.9 10,335 58.3 $45,979 140.5
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 185,150 100.0 32,450 17.5 14,485 7.8 $22,390 68.4
Not a high school graduate 66,930 36.1 7,810 11.7 3,090 4.6 $16,083 49.2
High school graduate 52,730 28.5 9,015 17.1 3,790 7.2 $20,332 62.1
Some college 33,015 17.8 7,345 22.2 3,540 10.7 $24,449 74.7
Bachelor degree 13,760 7.4 3,680 26.7 1,950 14.2 $34,291 104.8
Advanced degree 10,295 5.6 3,255 31.6 1,615 15.7 $41,706 127.5
