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)
MISSISSIPPI: 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 731,170 100.0 551,875 75.5 436,895 59.8 $31,047 94.9
Not a high school graduate 136,495 18.7 79,875 58.5 56,150 41.1 $22,464 68.7
High school graduate 220,585 30.2 167,425 75.9 134,075 60.8 $27,866 85.2
Some college 211,670 28.9 169,250 80.0 134,105 63.4 $31,925 97.6
Bachelor degree 82,640 11.3 72,850 88.2 62,030 75.1 $42,368 129.5
Advanced degree 41,425 5.7 37,135 89.6 31,545 76.2 $53,102 162.3
21 to 24 years 76,230 100.0 51,315 67.3 28,015 36.7 $19,929 60.9
Not a high school graduate 13,110 17.2 8,235 62.8 4,825 36.8 $18,447 56.4
High school graduate 22,125 29.0 15,760 71.2 10,450 47.2 $18,966 58.0
Some college 30,905 40.5 20,265 65.6 9,495 30.7 $20,904 63.9
Bachelor degree 5,080 6.7 3,845 75.7 1,440 28.4 $24,269 74.2
Advanced degree 490 0.6 255 52.2 95 19.8 $23,625 72.2
25 to 34 years 169,840 100.0 138,480 81.5 109,060 64.2 $27,599 84.4
Not a high school graduate 24,345 14.3 16,680 68.5 11,730 48.2 $21,076 64.4
High school graduate 53,650 31.6 42,755 79.7 33,655 62.7 $25,377 77.6
Some college 53,910 31.7 46,365 86.0 37,480 69.5 $28,977 88.6
Bachelor degree 21,755 12.8 19,790 91.0 16,520 75.9 $35,155 107.5
Advanced degree 6,585 3.9 6,080 92.4 4,720 71.7 $40,457 123.7
35 to 44 years 200,505 100.0 162,795 81.2 134,165 66.9 $32,200 98.4
Not a high school graduate 34,850 17.4 22,200 63.7 15,600 44.8 $23,599 72.1
High school graduate 66,830 33.3 54,400 81.4 44,575 66.7 $29,682 90.7
Some college 54,775 27.3 47,280 86.3 40,130 73.3 $34,641 105.9
Bachelor degree 22,145 11.0 20,775 93.8 18,715 84.5 $47,510 145.2
Advanced degree 10,790 5.4 10,230 94.8 8,965 83.1 $54,106 165.4
45 to 54 years 170,120 100.0 131,855 77.5 110,535 65.0 $36,389 111.2
Not a high school graduate 33,260 19.6 19,330 58.1 14,180 42.6 $24,209 74.0
High school graduate 45,450 26.7 35,110 77.2 29,170 64.2 $31,091 95.0
Some college 47,425 27.9 39,350 83.0 33,415 70.5 $38,236 116.9
Bachelor degree 22,255 13.1 20,130 90.5 18,335 82.4 $50,227 153.5
Advanced degree 13,755 8.1 12,755 92.8 11,365 82.6 $58,877 180.0
55 to 64 years 114,480 100.0 67,430 58.9 55,120 48.1 $36,289 110.9
Not a high school graduate 30,930 27.0 13,425 43.4 9,810 31.7 $24,840 75.9
High school graduate 32,525 28.4 19,400 59.6 16,225 49.9 $32,284 98.7
Some college 24,660 21.5 15,990 64.8 13,585 55.1 $38,536 117.8
Bachelor degree 11,405 10.0 8,305 72.8 7,015 61.5 $50,304 153.8
Advanced degree 9,810 8.6 7,810 79.6 6,400 65.2 $57,327 175.2
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 81,340 100.0 18,330 22.5 9,145 11.2 $26,714 81.7
Not a high school graduate 29,360 36.1 4,695 16.0 2,090 7.1 $17,181 52.5
High school graduate 20,340 25.0 4,310 21.2 2,055 10.1 $25,957 79.3
Some college 14,595 17.9 3,735 25.6 1,975 13.5 $26,194 80.1
Bachelor degree 7,705 9.5 2,585 33.5 1,485 19.3 $41,205 125.9
Advanced degree 5,830 7.2 2,310 39.7 1,235 21.2 $49,474 151.2
