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)
CONNECTICUT: 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 1,001,570 100.0 720,835 72.0 471,325 47.1 $34,340 105.0
Not a high school graduate 80,505 8.0 37,815 47.0 22,975 28.5 $21,440 65.5
High school graduate 265,820 26.5 182,365 68.6 118,810 44.7 $27,323 83.5
Some college 292,460 29.2 221,770 75.8 143,590 49.1 $32,268 98.6
Bachelor degree 204,585 20.4 155,900 76.2 101,575 49.7 $42,140 128.8
Advanced degree 130,285 13.0 106,355 81.6 74,080 56.9 $51,990 158.9
21 to 24 years 72,200 100.0 50,400 69.8 23,975 33.2 $22,041 67.4
Not a high school graduate 6,060 8.4 2,855 47.1 1,290 21.3 $18,856 57.6
High school graduate 18,015 25.0 12,310 68.3 6,690 37.1 $20,401 62.4
Some college 28,820 39.9 20,345 70.6 9,160 31.8 $21,943 67.1
Bachelor degree 15,550 21.5 12,420 79.9 5,810 37.4 $27,829 85.1
Advanced degree 1,375 1.9 1,005 73.3 455 33.1 $30,658 93.7
25 to 34 years 226,540 100.0 168,825 74.5 114,570 50.6 $31,569 96.5
Not a high school graduate 15,440 6.8 7,845 50.8 4,415 28.6 $19,864 60.7
High school graduate 52,830 23.3 37,075 70.2 23,435 44.4 $25,664 78.4
Some college 66,540 29.4 51,150 76.9 34,725 52.2 $29,400 89.9
Bachelor degree 58,875 26.0 47,010 79.8 34,280 58.2 $38,616 118.0
Advanced degree 26,820 11.8 22,090 82.4 15,560 58.0 $41,489 126.8
35 to 44 years 299,130 100.0 221,705 74.1 141,800 47.4 $36,630 112.0
Not a high school graduate 19,045 6.4 10,185 53.5 6,045 31.7 $21,066 64.4
High school graduate 76,485 25.6 55,370 72.4 35,770 46.8 $28,328 86.6
Some college 90,240 30.2 70,550 78.2 44,535 49.4 $35,060 107.2
Bachelor degree 67,290 22.5 49,970 74.3 31,210 46.4 $49,108 150.1
Advanced degree 38,400 12.8 30,830 80.3 21,110 55.0 $54,834 167.6
45 to 54 years 244,005 100.0 188,570 77.3 130,255 53.4 $37,890 115.8
Not a high school graduate 17,555 7.2 8,725 49.7 5,850 33.3 $22,361 68.3
High school graduate 64,560 26.5 47,880 74.2 32,940 51.0 $29,839 91.2
Some college 69,495 28.5 56,045 80.6 39,125 56.3 $36,292 110.9
Bachelor degree 43,690 17.9 34,720 79.5 22,925 52.5 $47,320 144.6
Advanced degree 42,620 17.5 37,160 87.2 26,750 62.8 $55,935 171.0
55 to 64 years 159,690 100.0 91,340 57.2 60,720 38.0 $34,114 104.3
Not a high school graduate 22,410 14.0 8,210 36.6 5,375 24.0 $22,865 69.9
High school graduate 53,930 33.8 29,730 55.1 19,975 37.0 $29,252 89.4
Some college 37,365 23.4 23,680 63.4 16,045 42.9 $35,485 108.5
Bachelor degree 19,180 12.0 11,780 61.4 7,355 38.3 $43,507 133.0
Advanced degree 21,075 13.2 15,270 72.4 10,210 48.4 $55,791 170.5
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 125,535 100.0 22,435 17.9 7,670 6.1 $32,370 98.9
Not a high school graduate 26,220 20.9 2,990 11.4 910 3.5 $21,721 66.4
High school graduate 48,645 38.8 7,930 16.3 2,565 5.3 $27,319 83.5
Some college 23,085 18.4 4,875 21.1 1,705 7.4 $35,836 109.5
Bachelor degree 11,695 9.3 2,720 23.3 945 8.1 $40,163 122.8
Advanced degree 10,460 8.3 2,995 28.6 1,270 12.1 $50,050 153.0
