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)
TENNESSEE: 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 1,689,225 100.0 1,104,300 65.4 760,730 45.0 $24,916 76.2
Not a high school graduate 228,565 13.5 88,400 38.7 53,860 23.6 $16,729 51.1
High school graduate 556,770 33.0 351,080 63.1 243,890 43.8 $20,916 63.9
Some college 504,270 29.9 364,400 72.3 248,365 49.3 $25,226 77.1
Bachelor degree 234,930 13.9 181,765 77.4 128,650 54.8 $31,993 97.8
Advanced degree 108,450 6.4 89,110 82.2 65,730 60.6 $38,663 118.2
21 to 24 years 150,885 100.0 99,465 65.9 47,410 31.4 $17,314 52.9
Not a high school graduate 16,835 11.2 7,060 41.9 3,060 18.2 $13,361 40.8
High school graduate 46,785 31.0 29,815 63.7 17,035 36.4 $16,329 49.9
Some college 60,430 40.1 42,555 70.4 18,230 30.2 $17,543 53.6
Bachelor degree 19,785 13.1 16,070 81.2 7,065 35.7 $23,603 72.1
Advanced degree 1,540 1.0 1,200 78.0 455 29.4 $27,154 83.0
25 to 34 years 401,510 100.0 279,460 69.6 193,625 48.2 $23,561 72.0
Not a high school graduate 41,115 10.2 18,020 43.8 10,295 25.0 $15,558 47.6
High school graduate 120,440 30.0 78,485 65.2 54,105 44.9 $19,426 59.4
Some college 126,975 31.6 94,165 74.2 63,675 50.1 $22,652 69.2
Bachelor degree 74,905 18.7 60,640 81.0 45,575 60.8 $30,023 91.8
Advanced degree 24,990 6.2 21,125 84.5 15,205 60.8 $32,374 99.0
35 to 44 years 462,095 100.0 327,170 70.8 232,580 50.3 $25,972 79.4
Not a high school graduate 51,900 11.2 23,560 45.4 15,060 29.0 $16,785 51.3
High school graduate 150,580 32.6 105,160 69.8 74,605 49.5 $21,460 65.6
Some college 144,285 31.2 110,375 76.5 79,405 55.0 $26,547 81.1
Bachelor degree 70,330 15.2 54,320 77.2 38,795 55.2 $35,672 109.0
Advanced degree 30,230 6.5 25,110 83.1 18,440 61.0 $39,721 121.4
45 to 54 years 398,915 100.0 272,115 68.2 201,125 50.4 $27,155 83.0
Not a high school graduate 52,410 13.1 20,860 39.8 13,960 26.6 $17,303 52.9
High school graduate 137,245 34.4 90,425 65.9 65,850 48.0 $22,178 67.8
Some college 112,970 28.3 84,935 75.2 63,890 56.6 $27,746 84.8
Bachelor degree 49,490 12.4 39,050 78.9 29,175 58.9 $35,516 108.6
Advanced degree 34,895 8.7 30,315 86.9 23,640 67.7 $41,216 126.0
55 to 64 years 275,820 100.0 126,090 45.7 85,990 31.2 $24,925 76.2
Not a high school graduate 66,305 24.0 18,900 28.5 11,480 17.3 $17,776 54.3
High school graduate 101,720 36.9 47,200 46.4 32,295 31.7 $21,891 66.9
Some college 59,605 21.6 32,365 54.3 23,165 38.9 $27,279 83.4
Bachelor degree 20,420 7.4 11,685 57.2 8,045 39.4 $35,510 108.5
Advanced degree 16,790 6.1 11,355 67.6 7,995 47.6 $40,984 125.3
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 209,965 100.0 30,405 14.5 11,300 5.4 $20,412 62.4
Not a high school graduate 77,620 37.0 7,480 9.6 2,690 3.5 $15,882 48.5
High school graduate 69,320 33.0 10,915 15.7 3,875 5.6 $19,357 59.2
Some college 34,640 16.5 6,935 20.0 2,790 8.1 $23,314 71.3
Bachelor degree 11,930 5.7 2,090 17.5 825 6.9 $29,423 89.9
Advanced degree 7,735 3.7 1,845 23.9 705 9.1 $38,214 116.8
