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)
ILLINOIS: 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 3,580,770 100.0 2,452,115 68.5 1,614,595 45.1 $29,832 91.2
Not a high school graduate 372,490 10.4 155,785 41.8 91,985 24.7 $18,420 56.3
High school graduate 934,805 26.1 592,850 63.4 391,600 41.9 $23,913 73.1
Some college 1,171,050 32.7 861,020 73.5 562,520 48.0 $28,305 86.5
Bachelor degree 674,710 18.8 525,130 77.8 351,875 52.2 $37,452 114.5
Advanced degree 319,665 8.9 264,170 82.6 183,100 57.3 $47,535 145.3
21 to 24 years 326,375 100.0 221,170 67.8 103,415 31.7 $20,655 63.1
Not a high school graduate 34,815 10.7 15,235 43.8 6,750 19.4 $14,807 45.3
High school graduate 75,705 23.2 47,005 62.1 26,655 35.2 $18,205 55.6
Some college 136,980 42.0 98,360 71.8 42,345 30.9 $20,164 61.6
Bachelor degree 63,595 19.5 51,930 81.7 23,740 37.3 $27,308 83.5
Advanced degree 4,235 1.3 3,160 74.7 1,300 30.7 $27,953 85.4
25 to 34 years 886,720 100.0 619,545 69.9 421,145 47.5 $29,120 89.0
Not a high school graduate 84,815 9.6 34,825 41.1 19,785 23.3 $16,970 51.9
High school graduate 189,395 21.4 117,570 62.1 76,090 40.2 $22,066 67.4
Some college 282,285 31.8 207,525 73.5 139,485 49.4 $26,412 80.7
Bachelor degree 221,205 24.9 178,555 80.7 131,300 59.4 $35,792 109.4
Advanced degree 81,995 9.2 67,890 82.8 46,500 56.7 $40,622 124.2
35 to 44 years 1,007,465 100.0 720,990 71.6 475,740 47.2 $31,085 95.0
Not a high school graduate 89,930 8.9 42,855 47.7 26,410 29.4 $18,451 56.4
High school graduate 257,775 25.6 177,895 69.0 117,555 45.6 $24,852 76.0
Some college 345,355 34.3 263,430 76.3 175,245 50.7 $30,297 92.6
Bachelor degree 194,250 19.3 146,725 75.5 95,155 49.0 $42,239 129.1
Advanced degree 91,295 9.1 74,935 82.1 51,465 56.4 $50,901 155.6
45 to 54 years 822,620 100.0 605,060 73.6 426,935 51.9 $31,710 96.9
Not a high school graduate 77,620 9.4 35,360 45.6 22,700 29.2 $19,754 60.4
High school graduate 225,945 27.5 156,905 69.4 110,720 49.0 $25,779 78.8
Some college 263,525 32.0 204,910 77.8 146,160 55.5 $30,878 94.4
Bachelor degree 136,940 16.6 111,100 81.1 77,230 56.4 $40,066 122.5
Advanced degree 96,580 11.7 84,950 88.0 61,960 64.2 $50,671 154.9
55 to 64 years 537,595 100.0 285,350 53.1 187,360 34.9 $29,583 90.4
Not a high school graduate 85,310 15.9 27,505 32.2 16,335 19.1 $20,549 62.8
High school graduate 185,985 34.6 93,480 50.3 60,585 32.6 $25,083 76.7
Some college 142,905 26.6 86,795 60.7 59,285 41.5 $30,812 94.2
Bachelor degree 58,720 10.9 36,820 62.7 24,455 41.6 $39,819 121.7
Advanced degree 45,555 8.5 33,230 72.9 21,875 48.0 $49,977 152.8
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 422,210 100.0 69,400 16.4 23,135 5.5 $25,856 79.0
Not a high school graduate 100,495 23.8 9,730 9.7 2,880 2.9 $17,735 54.2
High school graduate 165,670 39.2 25,410 15.3 7,980 4.8 $23,079 70.5
Some college 84,395 20.0 18,380 21.8 6,415 7.6 $27,063 82.7
Bachelor degree 31,970 7.6 7,440 23.3 2,740 8.6 $35,242 107.7
Advanced degree 20,550 4.9 5,920 28.8 2,330 11.3 $41,591 127.1
