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)
NEBRASKA: 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 469,600 100.0 359,420 76.5 238,465 50.8 $24,421 74.6
Not a high school graduate 29,610 6.3 14,815 50.0 8,570 28.9 $18,406 56.3
High school graduate 130,075 27.7 93,350 71.8 62,390 48.0 $20,686 63.2
Some college 178,060 37.9 142,440 80.0 91,730 51.5 $22,953 70.2
Bachelor degree 90,730 19.3 75,125 82.8 52,020 57.3 $30,260 92.5
Advanced degree 32,150 6.8 28,140 87.5 20,175 62.8 $38,198 116.8
21 to 24 years 45,875 100.0 35,195 76.7 16,280 35.5 $18,091 55.3
Not a high school graduate 3,270 7.1 1,540 47.1 690 21.2 $14,760 45.1
High school graduate 9,810 21.4 7,045 71.8 3,910 39.9 $16,765 51.2
Some college 23,940 52.2 19,320 80.7 8,270 34.5 $17,611 53.8
Bachelor degree 7,425 16.2 6,380 85.9 3,035 40.9 $22,726 69.5
Advanced degree 545 1.2 405 73.7 130 24.1 $16,250 49.7
25 to 34 years 107,990 100.0 83,515 77.3 56,415 52.2 $23,569 72.0
Not a high school graduate 7,075 6.6 3,365 47.6 1,820 25.7 $19,395 59.3
High school graduate 21,785 20.2 15,575 71.5 10,020 46.0 $19,626 60.0
Some college 41,870 38.8 33,255 79.4 21,705 51.8 $21,824 66.7
Bachelor degree 28,260 26.2 23,930 84.7 17,885 63.3 $27,318 83.5
Advanced degree 6,835 6.3 6,125 89.6 4,255 62.3 $32,392 99.0
35 to 44 years 131,190 100.0 105,430 80.4 72,120 55.0 $25,551 78.1
Not a high school graduate 7,245 5.5 4,160 57.4 2,540 35.0 $19,192 58.7
High school graduate 35,845 27.3 27,825 77.6 19,175 53.5 $21,119 64.6
Some college 50,510 38.5 42,115 83.4 28,740 56.9 $24,778 75.7
Bachelor degree 26,120 19.9 21,580 82.6 14,855 56.9 $32,273 98.6
Advanced degree 9,305 7.1 8,280 89.0 5,785 62.1 $39,162 119.7
45 to 54 years 112,455 100.0 90,765 80.7 65,150 57.9 $26,727 81.7
Not a high school graduate 5,385 4.8 2,890 53.7 1,830 34.0 $18,293 55.9
High school graduate 33,480 29.8 25,605 76.5 18,375 54.9 $21,659 66.2
Some college 40,190 35.7 33,530 83.4 23,950 59.6 $25,427 77.7
Bachelor degree 20,485 18.2 17,500 85.4 12,495 61.0 $31,919 97.6
Advanced degree 10,810 9.6 9,845 91.1 7,500 69.3 $40,400 123.5
55 to 64 years 72,090 100.0 44,515 61.8 28,505 39.5 $23,628 72.2
Not a high school graduate 6,635 9.2 2,855 43.0 1,685 25.4 $17,618 53.9
High school graduate 29,155 40.4 17,295 59.3 10,910 37.4 $20,793 63.6
Some college 21,550 29.9 14,220 66.0 9,060 42.0 $23,390 71.5
Bachelor degree 8,435 11.7 5,745 68.1 3,750 44.4 $31,361 95.9
Advanced degree 4,650 6.5 3,490 75.0 2,505 53.9 $40,173 122.8
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 61,850 100.0 13,415 21.7 3,825 6.2 $18,125 55.4
Not a high school graduate 9,805 15.9 1,605 16.4 450 4.6 $15,401 47.1
High school graduate 28,090 45.4 6,130 21.8 1,590 5.7 $17,614 53.8
Some college 15,245 24.6 3,750 24.6 1,105 7.3 $19,210 58.7
Bachelor degree 4,735 7.7 1,075 22.7 365 7.7 $20,000 61.1
Advanced degree 2,165 3.5 555 25.6 220 10.2 $40,556 124.0
