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 MEXICO: 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 480,170 100.0 362,820 75.6 280,055 58.3 $31,981 97.8
Not a high school graduate 72,315 15.1 41,690 57.6 27,230 37.7 $20,148 61.6
High school graduate 131,960 27.5 96,425 73.1 74,355 56.3 $27,118 82.9
Some college 144,085 30.0 114,515 79.5 89,725 62.3 $32,061 98.0
Bachelor degree 64,945 13.5 55,935 86.1 45,210 69.6 $42,420 129.7
Advanced degree 47,870 10.0 41,740 87.2 34,555 72.2 $59,308 181.3
21 to 24 years 43,940 100.0 31,765 72.3 17,020 38.7 $18,199 55.6
Not a high school graduate 7,525 17.1 4,885 64.9 2,600 34.5 $16,463 50.3
High school graduate 14,515 33.0 10,795 74.4 6,510 44.9 $17,656 54.0
Some college 16,835 38.3 12,450 73.9 6,115 36.3 $19,165 58.6
Bachelor degree 2,265 5.2 1,830 80.7 780 34.5 $23,333 71.3
Advanced degree 240 0.5 150 62.9 65 27.9 $30,625 93.6
25 to 34 years 107,745 100.0 85,795 79.6 64,510 59.9 $26,827 82.0
Not a high school graduate 16,545 15.4 10,755 65.0 6,950 42.0 $18,824 57.5
High school graduate 31,140 28.9 23,910 76.8 18,445 59.2 $23,917 73.1
Some college 34,610 32.1 28,870 83.4 22,260 64.3 $27,398 83.7
Bachelor degree 14,690 13.6 13,420 91.3 10,165 69.2 $32,588 99.6
Advanced degree 5,630 5.2 5,265 93.5 4,010 71.2 $44,018 134.5
35 to 44 years 136,585 100.0 110,515 80.9 89,870 65.8 $35,197 107.6
Not a high school graduate 20,705 15.2 12,765 61.6 8,895 43.0 $20,447 62.5
High school graduate 40,340 29.5 31,510 78.1 25,035 62.1 $30,292 92.6
Some college 39,740 29.1 34,380 86.5 28,985 72.9 $35,486 108.5
Bachelor degree 17,695 13.0 16,235 91.7 13,850 78.3 $46,389 141.8
Advanced degree 12,335 9.0 11,565 93.8 10,125 82.1 $61,398 187.7
45 to 54 years 117,110 100.0 91,540 78.2 75,205 64.2 $39,568 120.9
Not a high school graduate 14,180 12.1 8,010 56.5 5,375 37.9 $21,299 65.1
High school graduate 27,310 23.3 19,995 73.2 16,300 59.7 $30,902 94.5
Some college 35,005 29.9 27,945 79.8 23,480 67.1 $38,516 117.7
Bachelor degree 19,745 16.9 17,465 88.4 14,955 75.7 $49,469 151.2
Advanced degree 17,695 15.1 16,050 90.7 13,555 76.6 $62,245 190.3
55 to 64 years 74,790 100.0 43,205 57.8 33,455 44.7 $37,442 114.4
Not a high school graduate 13,360 17.9 5,275 39.5 3,410 25.5 $21,895 66.9
High school graduate 18,650 24.9 10,215 54.8 8,065 43.2 $31,484 96.2
Some college 17,895 23.9 10,870 60.7 8,885 49.6 $36,831 112.6
Bachelor degree 10,550 14.1 6,990 66.3 5,460 51.8 $46,557 142.3
Advanced degree 11,970 16.0 8,710 72.7 6,800 56.8 $60,705 185.5
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 55,055 100.0 12,150 22.1 5,630 10.2 $25,219 77.1
Not a high school graduate 15,170 27.6 2,170 14.3 1,055 6.9 $15,572 47.6
High school graduate 13,030 23.7 2,775 21.3 1,360 10.4 $21,352 65.3
Some college 11,210 20.4 2,575 23.0 1,105 9.8 $23,662 72.3
Bachelor degree 6,960 12.6 1,970 28.3 915 13.1 $38,371 117.3
Advanced degree 7,010 12.7 2,310 33.0 1,020 14.6 $49,940 152.6
