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)
NEW HAMPSHIRE: 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 723,685 100.0 585,130 80.9 442,110 61.1 $34,624 105.8
Not a high school graduate 50,675 7.0 32,605 64.3 24,325 48.0 $26,455 80.9
High school graduate 212,180 29.3 167,855 79.1 128,745 60.7 $28,902 88.3
Some college 229,175 31.7 187,735 81.9 138,455 60.4 $33,476 102.3
Bachelor degree 144,815 20.0 122,920 84.9 93,310 64.4 $43,511 133.0
Advanced degree 70,645 9.8 62,190 88.0 48,110 68.1 $51,883 158.6
21 to 24 years 52,500 100.0 40,170 76.5 21,805 41.5 $21,484 65.7
Not a high school graduate 3,960 7.5 2,810 70.9 1,685 42.5 $20,406 62.4
High school graduate 15,495 29.5 12,395 80.0 8,225 53.1 $20,861 63.8
Some college 22,695 43.2 16,630 73.3 7,680 33.8 $21,528 65.8
Bachelor degree 8,380 16.0 6,860 81.9 3,365 40.1 $24,784 75.8
Advanced degree 360 0.7 310 86.6 75 21.2 $25,556 78.1
25 to 34 years 158,160 100.0 132,695 83.9 102,180 64.6 $30,956 94.6
Not a high school graduate 9,080 5.7 6,520 71.8 4,750 52.3 $25,051 76.6
High school graduate 45,725 28.9 37,825 82.7 29,225 63.9 $27,018 82.6
Some college 51,325 32.5 43,490 84.7 33,125 64.5 $30,472 93.1
Bachelor degree 36,955 23.4 32,075 86.8 25,435 68.8 $37,415 114.4
Advanced degree 11,225 7.1 9,885 88.1 7,410 66.0 $40,104 122.6
35 to 44 years 220,275 100.0 186,910 84.9 144,705 65.7 $37,311 114.0
Not a high school graduate 12,260 5.6 8,565 69.9 6,515 53.1 $28,327 86.6
High school graduate 66,455 30.2 55,745 83.9 44,240 66.6 $31,022 94.8
Some college 70,575 32.0 60,825 86.2 46,240 65.5 $36,591 111.8
Bachelor degree 45,410 20.6 39,195 86.3 29,910 65.9 $50,880 155.5
Advanced degree 20,830 9.5 18,850 90.5 14,790 71.0 $56,211 171.8
45 to 54 years 183,460 100.0 154,545 84.2 121,990 66.5 $38,212 116.8
Not a high school graduate 11,850 6.5 7,705 65.0 6,040 51.0 $27,938 85.4
High school graduate 49,765 27.1 40,345 81.1 31,750 63.8 $30,627 93.6
Some college 56,180 30.6 47,850 85.2 37,655 67.0 $37,189 113.7
Bachelor degree 37,390 20.4 33,020 88.3 26,160 70.0 $46,415 141.9
Advanced degree 24,940 13.6 23,055 92.4 18,390 73.7 $52,486 160.4
55 to 64 years 109,290 100.0 70,815 64.8 51,430 47.1 $35,007 107.0
Not a high school graduate 13,520 12.4 7,005 51.8 5,335 39.5 $26,440 80.8
High school graduate 34,745 31.8 21,545 62.0 15,305 44.0 $28,940 88.5
Some college 28,405 26.0 18,940 66.7 13,760 48.4 $35,266 107.8
Bachelor degree 16,675 15.3 11,765 70.6 8,445 50.6 $45,594 139.4
Advanced degree 13,285 12.2 10,085 75.9 7,450 56.1 $55,701 170.3
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 77,520 100.0 17,400 22.4 5,740 7.4 $28,125 86.0
Not a high school graduate 16,305 21.0 2,705 16.6 720 4.4 $20,078 61.4
High school graduate 25,765 33.2 5,300 20.6 1,515 5.9 $24,015 73.4
Some college 16,190 20.9 4,030 24.9 1,385 8.6 $27,897 85.3
Bachelor degree 9,605 12.4 2,535 26.4 995 10.3 $37,670 115.1
Advanced degree 6,945 9.0 2,275 32.8 985 14.2 $50,844 155.4
