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)
MISSOURI: 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 1,601,790 100.0 1,119,850 69.9 764,325 47.7 $25,384 77.6
Not a high school graduate 162,830 10.2 72,165 44.3 41,580 25.5 $16,804 51.4
High school graduate 507,555 31.7 335,285 66.1 229,740 45.3 $20,933 64.0
Some college 517,160 32.3 386,345 74.7 261,670 50.6 $25,258 77.2
Bachelor degree 252,845 15.8 202,265 80.0 142,115 56.2 $31,419 96.0
Advanced degree 117,670 7.3 100,000 85.0 73,615 62.6 $39,872 121.9
21 to 24 years 145,265 100.0 101,270 69.7 47,390 32.6 $17,412 53.2
Not a high school graduate 15,735 10.8 7,075 45.0 3,050 19.4 $14,348 43.9
High school graduate 38,680 26.6 25,855 66.8 14,600 37.7 $15,874 48.5
Some college 62,040 42.7 45,435 73.2 19,680 31.7 $17,796 54.4
Bachelor degree 22,755 15.7 18,985 83.4 8,285 36.4 $22,970 70.2
Advanced degree 1,655 1.1 1,355 81.9 440 26.6 $21,543 65.8
25 to 34 years 367,425 100.0 267,085 72.7 184,860 50.3 $24,324 74.3
Not a high school graduate 31,825 8.7 14,655 46.1 7,765 24.4 $15,877 48.5
High school graduate 97,915 26.6 66,070 67.5 43,685 44.6 $19,405 59.3
Some college 123,200 33.5 93,495 75.9 64,840 52.6 $22,754 69.5
Bachelor degree 79,280 21.6 65,465 82.6 49,170 62.0 $29,732 90.9
Advanced degree 25,845 7.0 22,340 86.4 16,355 63.3 $33,733 103.1
35 to 44 years 449,905 100.0 337,340 75.0 237,980 52.9 $26,463 80.9
Not a high school graduate 37,550 8.3 19,940 53.1 12,090 32.2 $17,186 52.5
High school graduate 141,735 31.5 102,940 72.6 72,915 51.4 $21,548 65.9
Some college 150,660 33.5 118,195 78.4 83,415 55.4 $26,756 81.8
Bachelor degree 75,320 16.7 60,510 80.3 43,390 57.6 $35,147 107.4
Advanced degree 32,710 7.3 28,630 87.5 21,200 64.8 $40,870 124.9
45 to 54 years 377,355 100.0 279,895 74.2 205,435 54.4 $27,555 84.2
Not a high school graduate 33,935 9.0 15,670 46.2 10,160 29.9 $17,168 52.5
High school graduate 123,010 32.6 87,365 71.0 64,050 52.1 $22,157 67.7
Some college 118,045 31.3 92,605 78.4 68,305 57.9 $27,668 84.6
Bachelor degree 53,715 14.2 43,910 81.7 32,120 59.8 $33,862 103.5
Advanced degree 39,060 10.4 34,815 89.1 26,785 68.6 $42,119 128.7
55 to 64 years 261,840 100.0 134,255 51.3 88,655 33.9 $24,972 76.3
Not a high school graduate 43,790 16.7 14,825 33.9 8,520 19.5 $17,843 54.5
High school graduate 106,210 40.6 53,050 49.9 34,495 32.5 $21,593 66.0
Some college 63,215 24.1 36,620 57.9 25,430 40.2 $26,902 82.2
Bachelor degree 21,775 8.3 13,395 61.5 9,150 42.0 $32,652 99.8
Advanced degree 18,405 7.0 12,860 69.9 8,835 48.0 $41,900 128.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 212,420 100.0 34,325 16.2 10,775 5.1 $19,976 61.1
Not a high school graduate 55,395 26.1 6,340 11.4 1,720 3.1 $15,716 48.0
High school graduate 86,985 40.9 13,600 15.6 4,235 4.9 $17,719 54.2
Some college 40,450 19.0 8,195 20.3 2,545 6.3 $23,153 70.8
Bachelor degree 12,075 5.7 2,600 21.5 915 7.6 $28,365 86.7
Advanced degree 8,895 4.2 2,305 25.9 960 10.8 $32,993 100.8
