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)
ARKANSAS: 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 755,040 100.0 486,990 64.5 330,730 43.8 $21,914 67.0
Not a high school graduate 100,585 13.3 40,100 39.9 23,460 23.3 $16,113 49.3
High school graduate 267,610 35.4 167,725 62.7 113,755 42.5 $18,958 57.9
Some college 226,340 30.0 159,485 70.5 107,415 47.5 $21,950 67.1
Bachelor degree 91,995 12.2 71,475 77.7 52,035 56.6 $29,561 90.4
Advanced degree 40,855 5.4 33,860 82.9 24,805 60.7 $36,222 110.7
21 to 24 years 71,025 100.0 43,965 61.9 20,220 28.5 $15,645 47.8
Not a high school graduate 8,500 12.0 3,245 38.2 1,335 15.7 $13,242 40.5
High school graduate 22,675 31.9 13,395 59.1 7,410 32.7 $15,169 46.4
Some college 29,860 42.0 20,175 67.6 8,495 28.4 $15,611 47.7
Bachelor degree 6,570 9.3 5,230 79.6 2,120 32.3 $21,592 66.0
Advanced degree 680 1.0 475 69.6 170 25.3 $22,813 69.7
25 to 34 years 171,950 100.0 116,850 68.0 78,770 45.8 $21,079 64.4
Not a high school graduate 17,870 10.4 7,365 41.2 4,015 22.5 $16,036 49.0
High school graduate 56,490 32.9 36,515 64.6 23,795 42.1 $17,433 53.3
Some college 55,945 32.5 40,425 72.3 27,155 48.5 $20,419 62.4
Bachelor degree 27,620 16.1 22,325 80.8 16,850 61.0 $26,969 82.4
Advanced degree 8,095 4.7 7,075 87.4 4,975 61.5 $31,629 96.7
35 to 44 years 202,270 100.0 144,340 71.4 103,345 51.1 $22,495 68.8
Not a high school graduate 23,375 11.6 11,290 48.3 7,235 31.0 $15,975 48.8
High school graduate 71,745 35.5 50,325 70.1 35,695 49.8 $19,551 59.8
Some college 61,650 30.5 47,180 76.5 34,140 55.4 $22,972 70.2
Bachelor degree 27,510 13.6 22,020 80.0 16,370 59.5 $30,894 94.4
Advanced degree 10,715 5.3 9,325 87.0 6,960 65.0 $36,138 110.5
45 to 54 years 177,155 100.0 121,700 68.7 87,870 49.6 $24,353 74.4
Not a high school graduate 22,525 12.7 9,790 43.5 6,175 27.4 $16,676 51.0
High school graduate 64,075 36.2 42,885 66.9 30,435 47.5 $20,109 61.5
Some college 49,730 28.1 36,525 73.4 26,610 53.5 $25,131 76.8
Bachelor degree 20,540 11.6 16,605 80.8 12,895 62.8 $31,670 96.8
Advanced degree 14,090 8.0 12,460 88.5 9,400 66.7 $37,792 115.5
55 to 64 years 132,640 100.0 60,140 45.3 40,530 30.6 $22,263 68.0
Not a high school graduate 28,315 21.3 8,410 29.7 4,700 16.6 $16,627 50.8
High school graduate 52,630 39.7 24,610 46.8 16,425 31.2 $20,218 61.8
Some college 29,155 22.0 15,185 52.1 11,010 37.8 $24,556 75.1
Bachelor degree 9,755 7.4 5,295 54.3 3,795 38.9 $31,217 95.4
Advanced degree 7,275 5.5 4,525 62.2 3,295 45.3 $39,018 119.3
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 107,230 100.0 15,425 14.4 5,525 5.2 $17,202 52.6
Not a high school graduate 35,850 33.4 3,775 10.5 1,020 2.8 $13,759 42.1
High school graduate 38,430 35.8 5,820 15.1 2,165 5.6 $17,132 52.4
Some college 18,510 17.3 3,460 18.7 1,325 7.2 $19,669 60.1
Bachelor degree 5,900 5.5 995 16.9 370 6.3 $24,180 73.9
Advanced degree 3,705 3.5 780 21.0 360 9.8 $32,012 97.8
