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 Table P-41. Work Experience--All Workers
 by Median Earnings and Sex: 1967 to 2007

 (People 15 years old and over begining with March 1980, and people 14
 years old and over as of March of the following year for previous years.
 Before 1989 earnings are for civilian workers only.  Earnings in current
 and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
 ________________________________________________________________________
                          Male                         Female
              _____________________________ _____________________________
 Work            Number   Median earnings      Number   Median earnings
 experience        with ___________________      with ___________________
 and year      earnings   Current      2007  earnings   Current      2007
               (thous.)   dollars   dollars  (thous.)   dollars   dollars
 ________________________________________________________________________
 Total Workers
 2007            84,482   $36,635   $36,635    74,295   $25,878   $25,878
 2006            83,928    35,879    36,897    73,683    24,466    25,160
 2005            82,934    34,349    36,482    72,476    23,074    24,507
 2004 35/        81,448    32,483    35,656    71,930    22,256    24,430
 2003            80,508    32,048    36,130    71,372    22,004    24,806
 2002            80,500    31,647    36,474    71,411    21,429    24,698
 2001            80,209    31,364    36,732    71,232    20,851    24,420
 2000 30/        80,494    30,951    37,266    71,657    20,267    24,402
 1999 29/        79,322    30,079    37,430    71,053    18,440    22,946
 1998            77,295    28,755    36,529    68,846    17,716    22,505
 1997            76,694    26,843    34,576    67,736    16,716    21,531
 1996            76,121    25,785    33,931    66,661    16,028    21,091
 1995 25/        74,619    25,018    33,798    65,557    15,322    20,699
 1994 24/        74,264    23,656    32,727    64,706    14,323    19,815
 1993 23/        73,198    22,443    31,712    63,660    13,896    19,635
 1992 22/        73,120    21,903    31,714    62,408    13,527    19,586
 1991            72,040    21,857    32,450    61,796    12,884    19,128
 1990            72,348    21,522    33,098    61,732    12,250    18,839
 1989            72,045    21,376    34,512    61,338    11,736    18,948
 1988            70,467    20,612    34,714    60,658    11,096    18,688
 1987 21/        69,545    19,818    34,602    59,359    10,619    18,541
 1986            68,728    18,782    33,901    57,686    10,016    18,079
 1985 20/        67,809    17,779    32,672    56,296     9,328    17,142
 1984 19/        66,454    17,026    32,362    55,226     8,675    16,489
 1983            65,138    16,072    31,799    53,108     8,230    16,284
 1982            64,730    15,373    31,715    51,820     7,686    15,856
 1981            65,233    15,061    32,946    51,940     7,222    15,798
 1980            64,730    14,011    33,567    51,448     6,624    15,869
 1979 18/        64,648    12,948    34,464    50,897     5,977    15,909
 1978            62,903    12,133    35,388    48,398     5,249    15,310
 1977            61,704    11,037    34,399    46,194     4,674    14,567
 1976 17/        60,450    10,301    34,131    44,565     4,296    14,234
 1975 16/        59,268     9,674    33,898    42,926     3,953    13,851
 1974 16/15/     59,866     9,121    34,587    42,854     3,563    13,511
 1973            59,438     8,682    36,215    41,583     3,268    13,632
 1972 14/        57,774     7,991    35,419    39,470     3,182    14,104
 1971 13/        56,886     7,388    33,728    38,485     2,986    13,632
 1970            55,821     7,152    34,081    38,273     2,730    13,009
 1969            55,273     6,899    34,495    37,737     2,564    12,820
 1968            54,026     6,442    33,646    35,695     2,512    13,120
 1967 12/        53,222     6,020    32,675    34,391     2,351    12,761




 Worked Full Time, Total
 2007            73,747   $40,991   $40,991    54,596   $31,849   $31,849
 2006            73,591    40,293    41,436    53,751    30,793    31,667
 2005            72,063    38,133    40,501    52,614    30,031    31,895
 2004 35/        70,798    37,036    40,654    51,687    28,750    31,559
 2003            69,796    36,693    41,366    51,379    27,756    31,291
 2002            70,148    35,841    41,308    51,578    27,029    31,152
 2001            70,070    35,316    41,360    51,857    26,337    30,845
 2000 30/        70,186    34,564    41,616    52,076    25,477    30,675
 1999 29/        69,243    32,672    40,656    51,313    23,741    29,543
 1998            67,296    31,750    40,333    49,139    23,047    29,277
 1997            66,133    30,786    39,655    47,777    21,883    28,187
 1996            65,389    29,604    38,956    46,944    21,185    27,877
 1995 25/        64,139    28,203    38,100    45,910    20,363    27,509
 1994 24/        63,653    27,045    37,416    44,497    19,774    27,357
 1993 23/        62,537    26,234    37,068    43,788    19,338    27,324
 1992 22/        62,293    25,810    37,371    43,270    18,741    27,136
 1991            61,672    25,527    37,898    42,788    17,902    26,578
 1990            62,362    24,841    38,202    42,940    16,897    25,986
 1989            62,157    24,483    39,528    42,693    16,201    26,157
 1988            60,558    23,393    39,398    41,573    15,442    26,007
 1987 21/        59,784    22,167    38,703    40,490    14,710    25,683
 1986            59,187    21,569    38,932    39,214    13,640    24,620
 1985 20/        58,274    20,714    38,065    38,172    12,869    23,649
 1984 19/        56,954    20,012    38,038    37,269    12,180    23,151
 1983            55,290    18,639    36,878    35,361    11,706    23,161
 1982            54,944    17,625    36,361    34,486    10,993    22,679
 1981            55,862    17,087    37,378    34,674    10,230    22,378
 1980            56,055    15,950    38,212    34,727     9,216    22,079
 1979 18/        56,133    14,893    39,641    34,539     8,135    21,653
 1978            54,565    13,588    39,632    32,603     7,464    21,770
 1977            53,219    12,465    38,849    30,734     6,828    21,281
 1976 17/        52,189    11,644    38,581    29,381     6,326    20,960
 1975 16/        51,169    10,918    38,257    28,458     5,853    20,509
 1974 16/15/       (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
 1973            51,076     9,787    40,824    28,131     4,853    20,243
 1972 14/        49,956     8,969    39,753    27,178     4,595    20,366
 1971 13/        48,789     8,269    37,750    26,199     4,358    19,895
 1970            48,045     7,918    37,731    25,926     4,100    19,538
 1969            47,766     7,608    38,040    26,105     3,789    18,945
 1968            47,325     7,040    36,770    25,379     3,511    18,338
 1967 12/        46,645     6,561    35,612    24,485     3,296    17,890




 Worked Full Time, 50 to 52 Weeks
 2007            62,984   $45,113   $45,113    45,613   $35,102   $35,102
 2006            63,055    42,261    43,460    44,663    32,515    33,437
 2005            61,500    41,386    43,955    43,351    31,858    33,836
 2004 35/        60,088    40,796    44,781    42,380    31,240    34,292
 2003            58,772    40,668    45,847    41,908    30,724    34,637
 2002            58,761    39,429    45,443    41,876    30,203    34,810
 2001            58,712    38,275    44,826    41,639    29,215    34,215
 2000 30/        59,602    37,252    44,853    41,719    27,462    33,065
 1999 29/        58,299    36,391    45,284    40,871    26,316    32,747
 1998            56,951    35,345    44,900    38,785    25,862    32,853
 1997            54,909    33,674    43,375    37,683    24,973    32,167
 1996            53,787    32,144    42,298    36,430    23,710    31,200
 1995 25/        52,667    31,496    42,549    35,482    22,497    30,392
 1994 24/        51,580    30,854    42,685    34,155    22,205    30,720
 1993 23/        49,818    30,407    42,965    33,524    21,747    30,728
 1992 22/        48,551    30,197    43,723    33,241    21,375    30,950
 1991            47,888    29,421    43,680    32,436    20,553    30,514
 1990            49,171    27,678    42,565    31,682    19,822    30,484
 1989            49,678    27,331    44,127    31,340    18,769    30,303
 1988            48,285    26,656    44,894    31,237    17,606    29,652
 1987 21/        47,013    25,946    45,301    29,912    16,911    29,526
 1986            45,912    25,256    45,587    28,420    16,232    29,298
 1985 20/        44,943    24,195    44,462    27,383    15,624    28,712
 1984 19/        43,808    23,218    44,132    26,466    14,780    28,093
 1983            41,528    21,881    43,293    25,166    13,915    27,532
 1982            40,105    21,077    43,482    23,702    13,014    26,848
 1981            41,773    20,260    44,319    23,329    12,001    26,252
 1980            41,881    18,612    44,590    22,859    11,197    26,825
 1979 18/        42,437    17,014    45,286    22,082    10,151    27,019
 1978            41,036    15,730    45,879    20,914     9,350    27,271
 1977            39,263    14,626    45,585    19,238     8,618    26,860
 1976 17/        38,184    13,455    44,582    18,073     8,099    26,835
 1975 16/        37,267    12,758    44,704    17,452     7,504    26,294
 1974 16/15/     37,916    11,863    44,985    16,945     6,970    26,430
 1973            39,581    11,186    46,659    17,195     6,335    26,425
 1972 14/        38,184    10,202    45,218    16,675     5,903    26,164
 1971 13/        36,819     9,399    42,908    16,002     5,593    25,533
 1970            36,132     8,966    42,725    15,476     5,323    25,365
 1969            37,008     8,227    41,135    15,374     4,977    24,885
 1968            37,068     7,664    40,029    15,013     4,457    23,279
 1967 12/        36,645     7,182    38,983    14,846     4,150    22,525




 Worked Part Time, Total
 2007            10,735    $7,492    $7,492    19,699    $8,967    $8,967
 2006            10,337     7,181     7,385    19,932     8,820     9,070
 2005            10,871     6,918     7,348    19,861     7,966     8,461
 2004 35/        10,650     6,566     7,207    20,243     7,484     8,215
 2003            10,712     6,513     7,342    19,993     7,559     8,522
 2002            10,352     6,317     7,281    19,833     7,303     8,417
 2001            10,139     5,687     6,660    19,375     7,061     8,270
 2000 30/        10,307     5,757     6,932    19,581     6,630     7,983
 1999 29/        10,079     5,221     6,497    19,739     6,243     7,769
 1998             9,999     5,179     6,579    19,706     6,105     7,755
 1997            10,560     4,937     6,359    19,958     5,749     7,405
 1996            10,733     4,383     5,768    19,717     5,517     7,260
 1995 25/        10,481     4,459     6,024    19,646     5,053     6,826
 1994 24/        10,611     4,315     5,970    20,209     4,926     6,815
 1993 23/        10,661     3,902     5,513    19,872     4,741     6,699
 1992 22/        10,826     3,964     5,740    19,138     4,663     6,752
 1991            10,367     3,979     5,907    19,008     4,476     6,645
 1990             9,986     3,941     6,061    18,792     4,242     6,524
 1989             9,888     3,385     5,465    18,646     3,900     6,297
 1988             9,909     3,159     5,320    19,085     3,623     6,102
 1987 21/         9,761     2,834     4,948    18,869     3,491     6,095
 1986             9,541     2,791     5,038    18,472     3,148     5,682
 1985 20/         9,535     2,735     5,026    18,124     2,906     5,340
 1984 19/         9,500     2,516     4,782    17,957     2,741     5,210
 1983             9,848     2,385     4,719    17,747     2,756     5,453
 1982             9,786     2,449     5,052    17,334     2,674     5,516
 1981             9,371     2,242     4,904    17,267     2,444     5,346
 1980             8,675     2,052     4,916    16,721     2,232     5,347
 1979 18/         8,514     1,975     5,257    16,358     1,937     5,156
 1978             8,338     1,635     4,769    15,795     1,635     4,769
 1977             8,485     1,404     4,376    15,461     1,437     4,479
 1976 17/         8,262     1,312     4,347    15,184     1,356     4,493
 1975 16/         8,099     1,204     4,219    14,468     1,274     4,464
 1974 16/15/       (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
 1973             8,362     1,061     4,426    13,453       966     4,029
 1972 14/         7,817       984     4,361    12,291       870     3,856
 1971 13/         8,097       891     4,068    12,285       818     3,734
 1970             7,776       862     4,108    12,347       733     3,493
 1969             7,507       823     4,115    11,632       703     3,515
 1968             6,700       855     4,466    10,316       805     4,205
 1967 12/         6,577       829     4,500     9,907       747     4,055




 Worked Part Time, 50 to 52 Weeks
 2007             4,956   $12,285   $12,285    10,527   $12,552   $12,552
 2006             4,761    11,849    12,185    10,378    12,463    12,817
 2005             5,173    11,745    12,474    10,215    12,271    13,033
 2004 35/         5,005    11,069    12,150    10,518    11,684    12,825
 2003             5,060    11,017    12,420    10,289    11,615    13,094
 2002             4,533    10,712    12,346    10,110    11,455    13,202
 2001             4,319    10,411    12,193     9,705    11,063    12,956
 2000 30/         4,441    10,343    12,453     9,587    10,623    12,790
 1999 29/         4,346     9,366    11,655     9,458    10,242    12,745
 1998             4,236     8,972    11,397     9,327     9,995    12,697
 1997             4,281     8,976    11,562     9,561     9,425    12,140
 1996             4,351     8,564    11,269     9,068     8,814    11,598
 1995 25/         4,049     8,129    10,982     8,681     8,757    11,830
 1994 24/         3,974     7,803    10,795     8,972     8,621    11,927
 1993 23/         4,036     7,237    10,226     8,770     8,080    11,417
 1992 22/         3,987     7,061    10,224     8,477     7,696    11,143
 1991             3,857     6,928    10,286     8,084     7,340    10,897
 1990             3,701     6,868    10,562     7,835     7,173    11,031
 1989             3,656     6,557    10,586     7,610     6,736    10,875
 1988             3,540     6,145    10,349     7,876     6,496    10,940
 1987 21/         3,306     5,887    10,279     7,680     6,285    10,974
 1986             3,244     5,640    10,180     7,296     6,093    10,998
 1985 20/         3,322     5,386     9,898     6,884     5,552    10,203
 1984 19/         3,163     5,272    10,021     6,655     5,594    10,633
 1983             3,315     4,825     9,547     7,042     5,258    10,403
 1982             3,173     4,848    10,001     6,593     4,959    10,230
 1981             2,988     4,434     9,699     6,074     4,882    10,679
 1980             2,889     4,183    10,021     6,012     4,291    10,280
 1979 18/         2,775     3,736     9,944     5,356     3,871    10,303
 1978             2,637     3,293     9,605     5,058     3,423     9,984
 1977             2,655     2,813     8,767     4,881     3,149     9,814
 1976 17/         2,633     2,523     8,360     4,753     2,971     9,844
 1975 16/         2,714     2,451     8,588     4,914     2,799     9,808
 1974 16/15/       (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
 1973             2,708     1,994     8,317     4,102     2,053     8,564
 1972 14/         2,546     1,751     7,761     3,776     1,976     8,758
 1971 13/         2,647     1,696     7,743     3,818     1,755     8,012
 1970             2,604     1,645     7,839     3,463     1,739     8,287
 1969             2,466     1,515     7,575     3,478     1,552     7,760
 1968             2,435     1,291     6,743     3,169     1,528     7,981
 1967 12/         2,353     1,254     6,806     3,143     1,404     7,621
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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