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)
LOUISIANA: 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 2,432,490 100.0 1,663,380 68.4 1,202,520 49.4 $28,857 88.2
Not a high school graduate 378,045 15.5 172,995 45.8 106,795 28.2 $20,937 64.0
High school graduate 807,140 33.2 540,375 66.9 391,860 48.5 $25,135 76.8
Some college 666,805 27.4 496,065 74.4 355,975 53.4 $28,232 86.3
Bachelor degree 320,975 13.2 264,170 82.3 205,530 64.0 $36,930 112.9
Advanced degree 152,955 6.3 130,465 85.3 102,390 66.9 $44,630 136.4
21 to 24 years 241,895 100.0 155,365 64.2 74,045 30.6 $17,214 52.6
Not a high school graduate 35,060 14.5 16,995 48.5 7,910 22.6 $15,949 48.7
High school graduate 73,640 30.4 48,680 66.1 28,295 38.4 $16,824 51.4
Some college 95,480 39.5 64,340 67.4 27,280 28.6 $16,972 51.9
Bachelor degree 23,145 9.6 17,170 74.2 6,680 28.9 $22,917 70.0
Advanced degree 2,275 0.9 1,480 65.1 585 25.8 $20,114 61.5
25 to 34 years 565,220 100.0 412,725 73.0 296,625 52.5 $26,234 80.2
Not a high school graduate 74,755 13.2 39,295 52.6 24,115 32.3 $20,832 63.7
High school graduate 175,615 31.1 124,085 70.7 89,070 50.7 $22,680 69.3
Some college 167,855 29.7 129,935 77.4 93,395 55.6 $25,507 78.0
Bachelor degree 92,640 16.4 79,110 85.4 61,480 66.4 $31,420 96.0
Advanced degree 29,660 5.2 25,710 86.7 18,700 63.1 $36,278 110.9
35 to 44 years 681,740 100.0 504,400 74.0 380,880 55.9 $30,318 92.7
Not a high school graduate 98,765 14.5 51,525 52.2 32,440 32.8 $21,452 65.6
High school graduate 242,835 35.6 178,215 73.4 133,300 54.9 $26,564 81.2
Some college 179,080 26.3 142,705 79.7 110,695 61.8 $30,559 93.4
Bachelor degree 89,955 13.2 77,245 85.9 62,295 69.3 $39,881 121.9
Advanced degree 40,410 5.9 36,170 89.5 28,915 71.5 $46,841 143.2
45 to 54 years 572,055 100.0 406,150 71.0 314,845 55.0 $32,657 99.8
Not a high school graduate 82,435 14.4 36,895 44.8 24,115 29.3 $21,532 65.8
High school graduate 188,600 33.0 128,140 67.9 96,515 51.2 $26,995 82.5
Some college 148,565 26.0 114,880 77.3 90,865 61.2 $32,928 100.6
Bachelor degree 79,035 13.8 67,550 85.5 56,705 71.7 $42,158 128.9
Advanced degree 50,565 8.8 45,730 90.4 37,620 74.4 $47,307 144.6
55 to 64 years 371,575 100.0 184,745 49.7 136,130 36.6 $31,390 95.9
Not a high school graduate 87,030 23.4 28,285 32.5 18,220 20.9 $21,524 65.8
High school graduate 126,450 34.0 61,255 48.4 44,685 35.3 $26,741 81.7
Some college 75,825 20.4 44,205 58.3 33,740 44.5 $32,467 99.2
Bachelor degree 36,200 9.7 23,095 63.8 18,370 50.7 $42,914 131.2
Advanced degree 30,045 8.1 21,370 71.1 16,570 55.1 $48,785 149.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 279,975 100.0 47,755 17.1 21,470 7.7 $24,880 76.0
Not a high school graduate 98,570 35.2 10,750 10.9 3,870 3.9 $14,995 45.8
High school graduate 87,955 31.4 13,740 15.6 5,980 6.8 $20,029 61.2
Some college 43,390 15.5 9,540 22.0 4,590 10.6 $25,286 77.3
Bachelor degree 23,090 8.2 6,070 26.3 3,160 13.7 $40,217 122.9
Advanced degree 16,730 6.0 6,210 37.1 3,180 19.0 $45,532 139.2
