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: MALES
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 714,560 100.0 557,195 78.0 451,980 63.3 $30,359 92.8
Not a high school graduate 114,040 16.0 70,655 62.0 50,410 44.2 $21,982 67.2
High school graduate 255,620 35.8 199,020 77.9 163,290 63.9 $27,201 83.1
Some college 189,100 26.5 155,030 82.0 126,375 66.8 $31,203 95.4
Bachelor degree 83,915 11.7 74,250 88.5 64,010 76.3 $42,447 129.7
Advanced degree 40,570 5.7 36,650 90.3 31,055 76.5 $51,149 156.3
21 to 24 years 68,290 100.0 51,060 74.8 30,435 44.6 $19,331 59.1
Not a high school graduate 9,980 14.6 6,710 67.2 3,645 36.5 $16,783 51.3
High school graduate 24,785 36.3 19,315 77.9 13,105 52.9 $19,484 59.6
Some college 25,265 37.0 18,770 74.3 10,290 40.7 $20,033 61.2
Bachelor degree 4,565 6.7 3,635 79.7 1,690 37.1 $23,198 70.9
Advanced degree 305 0.4 225 73.7 120 40.1 $22,375 68.4
25 to 34 years 166,690 100.0 141,775 85.1 114,220 68.5 $27,224 83.2
Not a high school graduate 22,350 13.4 16,185 72.4 11,050 49.4 $20,038 61.2
High school graduate 61,275 36.8 51,515 84.1 41,900 68.4 $25,206 77.0
Some college 45,960 27.6 40,905 89.0 33,795 73.5 $28,313 86.5
Bachelor degree 22,645 13.6 21,145 93.4 18,055 79.7 $36,704 112.2
Advanced degree 6,515 3.9 6,095 93.5 4,900 75.2 $40,933 125.1
35 to 44 years 191,860 100.0 160,250 83.5 135,785 70.8 $31,529 96.4
Not a high school graduate 29,385 15.3 19,845 67.5 14,835 50.5 $22,334 68.3
High school graduate 73,090 38.1 61,090 83.6 51,605 70.6 $28,787 88.0
Some college 48,340 25.2 42,670 88.3 37,045 76.6 $34,059 104.1
Bachelor degree 22,095 11.5 20,570 93.1 18,725 84.7 $46,665 142.6
Advanced degree 10,400 5.4 9,840 94.6 8,535 82.1 $50,957 155.7
45 to 54 years 167,285 100.0 133,305 79.7 114,215 68.3 $35,591 108.8
Not a high school graduate 25,280 15.1 15,525 61.4 11,500 45.5 $24,521 74.9
High school graduate 55,030 32.9 43,200 78.5 37,210 67.6 $30,746 94.0
Some college 44,255 26.5 36,900 83.4 32,140 72.6 $36,590 111.8
Bachelor degree 22,275 13.3 20,175 90.6 18,245 81.9 $48,816 149.2
Advanced degree 13,895 8.3 13,015 93.7 11,445 82.4 $56,128 171.6
55 to 64 years 120,430 100.0 70,805 58.8 57,325 47.6 $34,406 105.2
Not a high school graduate 27,045 22.5 12,390 45.8 9,385 34.7 $24,850 76.0
High school graduate 41,435 34.4 23,900 57.7 19,475 47.0 $31,509 96.3
Some college 25,280 21.0 15,785 62.4 13,105 51.8 $36,298 110.9
Bachelor degree 12,335 10.2 8,720 70.7 7,295 59.1 $50,488 154.3
Advanced degree 9,455 7.9 7,475 79.1 6,050 64.0 $53,660 164.0
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 88,975 100.0 20,100 22.6 9,315 10.5 $24,439 74.7
Not a high school graduate 29,550 33.2 5,095 17.2 2,205 7.5 $17,402 53.2
High school graduate 25,735 28.9 6,020 23.4 2,705 10.5 $22,299 68.2
Some college 16,005 18.0 3,900 24.4 1,955 12.2 $26,971 82.4
Bachelor degree 8,390 9.4 2,320 27.7 1,140 13.6 $42,297 129.3
Advanced degree 5,965 6.7 1,950 32.7 950 15.9 $50,200 153.4
