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 Table P-41. Work Experience--All Workers
 by Median Earnings and Sex: 1967 to 2006

 (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 2006 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
 ________________________________________________________________________
                          Male                         Female
              _____________________________ _____________________________
 Work            Number   Median earnings      Number   Median earnings
 experience        with ___________________      with ___________________
 and year      earnings   Current      2006  earnings   Current      2006
               (thous.)   dollars   dollars  (thous.)   dollars   dollars
 ________________________________________________________________________
 Total Workers
 2006            83,928   $35,879   $35,879    73,683   $24,466   $24,466
 2005            82,934    34,349    35,475    72,476    23,074    23,831
 2004 35/        81,448    32,483    34,673    71,930    22,256    23,756
 2003            80,508    32,048    35,133    71,372    22,004    24,122
 2002            80,500    31,647    35,468    71,411    21,429    24,016
 2001            80,209    31,364    35,719    71,232    20,851    23,746
 2000 30/        80,494    30,951    36,238    71,657    20,267    23,729
 1999 29/        79,322    30,079    36,397    71,053    18,440    22,313
 1998            77,295    28,755    35,521    68,846    17,716    21,884
 1997            76,694    26,843    33,622    67,736    16,716    20,937
 1996            76,121    25,785    32,995    66,661    16,028    20,509
 1995 25/        74,619    25,018    32,865    65,557    15,322    20,128
 1994 24/        74,264    23,656    31,824    64,706    14,323    19,269
 1993 23/        73,198    22,443    30,837    63,660    13,896    19,093
 1992 22/        73,120    21,903    30,839    62,408    13,527    19,046
 1991            72,040    21,857    31,555    61,796    12,884    18,600
 1990            72,348    21,522    32,185    61,732    12,250    18,319
 1989            72,045    21,376    33,560    61,338    11,736    18,425
 1988            70,467    20,612    33,757    60,658    11,096    18,172
 1987 21/        69,545    19,818    33,647    59,359    10,619    18,029
 1986            68,728    18,782    32,966    57,686    10,016    17,580
 1985 20/        67,809    17,779    31,770    56,296     9,328    16,669
 1984 19/        66,454    17,026    31,469    55,226     8,675    16,034
 1983            65,138    16,072    30,922    53,108     8,230    15,834
 1982            64,730    15,373    30,840    51,820     7,686    15,419
 1981            65,233    15,061    32,037    51,940     7,222    15,362
 1980            64,730    14,011    32,641    51,448     6,624    15,432
 1979 18/        64,648    12,948    33,513    50,897     5,977    15,470
 1978            62,903    12,133    34,412    48,398     5,249    14,887
 1977            61,704    11,037    32,681    46,194     4,674    13,840
 1976 17/        60,450    10,301    32,448    44,565     4,296    13,532
 1975 16/        59,268     9,674    32,221    42,926     3,953    13,166
 1974 16/15/     59,866     9,121    32,896    42,854     3,563    12,850
 1973            59,438     8,682    34,414    41,583     3,268    12,954
 1972 14/        57,774     7,991    33,658    39,470     3,182    13,402
 1971 13/        56,886     7,388    32,076    38,485     2,986    12,964
 1970            55,821     7,152    32,430    38,273     2,730    12,379
 1969            55,273     6,899    32,790    37,737     2,564    12,186
 1968            54,026     6,442    31,951    35,695     2,512    12,459
 1967 12/        53,222     6,020    31,054    34,391     2,351    12,128




 Worked Full Time, Total
 2006            73,591   $40,293   $40,293    53,751   $30,793   $30,793
 2005            72,063    38,133    39,383    52,614    30,031    31,016
 2004 35/        70,798    37,036    39,533    51,687    28,750    30,688
 2003            69,796    36,693    40,225    51,379    27,756    30,428
 2002            70,148    35,841    40,169    51,578    27,029    30,293
 2001            70,070    35,316    40,219    51,857    26,337    29,994
 2000 30/        70,186    34,564    40,468    52,076    25,477    29,829
 1999 29/        69,243    32,672    39,535    51,313    23,741    28,728
 1998            67,296    31,750    39,221    49,139    23,047    28,470
 1997            66,133    30,786    38,561    47,777    21,883    27,409
 1996            65,389    29,604    37,881    46,944    21,185    27,108
 1995 25/        64,139    28,203    37,049    45,910    20,363    26,750
 1994 24/        63,653    27,045    36,384    44,497    19,774    26,602
 1993 23/        62,537    26,234    36,046    43,788    19,338    26,571
 1992 22/        62,293    25,810    36,340    43,270    18,741    26,387
 1991            61,672    25,527    36,853    42,788    17,902    25,845
 1990            62,362    24,841    37,149    42,940    16,897    25,269
 1989            62,157    24,483    38,438    42,693    16,201    25,435
 1988            60,558    23,393    38,311    41,573    15,442    25,290
 1987 21/        59,784    22,167    37,636    40,490    14,710    24,975
 1986            59,187    21,569    37,858    39,214    13,640    23,941
 1985 20/        58,274    20,714    37,015    38,172    12,869    22,996
 1984 19/        56,954    20,012    36,988    37,269    12,180    22,512
 1983            55,290    18,639    35,861    35,361    11,706    22,522
 1982            54,944    17,625    35,357    34,486    10,993    22,053
 1981            55,862    17,087    36,347    34,674    10,230    21,761
 1980            56,055    15,950    37,158    34,727     9,216    21,470
 1979 18/        56,133    14,893    38,547    34,539     8,135    21,056
 1978            54,565    13,588    38,538    32,603     7,464    21,169
 1977            53,219    12,465    36,909    30,734     6,828    20,218
 1976 17/        52,189    11,644    36,679    29,381     6,326    19,927
 1975 16/        51,169    10,918    36,365    28,458     5,853    19,495
 1974 16/15/       (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
 1973            51,076     9,787    38,794    28,131     4,853    19,237
 1972 14/        49,956     8,969    37,777    27,178     4,595    19,354
 1971 13/        48,789     8,269    35,901    26,199     4,358    18,921
 1970            48,045     7,918    35,904    25,926     4,100    18,591
 1969            47,766     7,608    36,159    26,105     3,789    18,008
 1968            47,325     7,040    34,917    25,379     3,511    17,414
 1967 12/        46,645     6,561    33,845    24,485     3,296    17,003




 Worked Full Time, 50 to 52 Weeks
 2006            63,055   $42,261   $42,261    44,663   $32,515   $32,515
 2005            61,500    41,386    42,743    43,351    31,858    32,903
 2004 35/        60,088    40,796    43,546    42,380    31,240    33,346
 2003            58,772    40,668    44,583    41,908    30,724    33,682
 2002            58,761    39,429    44,190    41,876    30,203    33,850
 2001            58,712    38,275    43,589    41,639    29,215    33,271
 2000 30/        59,602    37,252    43,615    41,719    27,462    32,153
 1999 29/        58,299    36,391    44,035    40,871    26,316    31,844
 1998            56,951    35,345    43,661    38,785    25,862    31,947
 1997            54,909    33,674    42,178    37,683    24,973    31,280
 1996            53,787    32,144    41,132    36,430    23,710    30,339
 1995 25/        52,667    31,496    41,375    35,482    22,497    29,554
 1994 24/        51,580    30,854    41,508    34,155    22,205    29,872
 1993 23/        49,818    30,407    41,780    33,524    21,747    29,881
 1992 22/        48,551    30,197    42,517    33,241    21,375    30,096
 1991            47,888    29,421    42,475    32,436    20,553    29,672
 1990            49,171    27,678    41,391    31,682    19,822    29,643
 1989            49,678    27,331    42,909    31,340    18,769    29,467
 1988            48,285    26,656    43,655    31,237    17,606    28,834
 1987 21/        47,013    25,946    44,052    29,912    16,911    28,712
 1986            45,912    25,256    44,329    28,420    16,232    28,490
 1985 20/        44,943    24,195    43,236    27,383    15,624    27,920
 1984 19/        43,808    23,218    42,914    26,466    14,780    27,318
 1983            41,528    21,881    42,099    25,166    13,915    26,772
 1982            40,105    21,077    42,283    23,702    13,014    26,107
 1981            41,773    20,260    43,096    23,329    12,001    25,528
 1980            41,881    18,612    43,360    22,859    11,197    26,085
 1979 18/        42,437    17,014    44,037    22,082    10,151    26,274
 1978            41,036    15,730    44,614    20,914     9,350    26,519
 1977            39,263    14,626    43,308    19,238     8,618    25,518
 1976 17/        38,184    13,455    42,383    18,073     8,099    25,512
 1975 16/        37,267    12,758    42,493    17,452     7,504    24,994
 1974 16/15/     37,916    11,863    42,785    16,945     6,970    25,138
 1973            39,581    11,186    44,340    17,195     6,335    25,111
 1972 14/        38,184    10,202    42,970    16,675     5,903    24,863
 1971 13/        36,819     9,399    40,807    16,002     5,593    24,283
 1970            36,132     8,966    40,656    15,476     5,323    24,137
 1969            37,008     8,227    39,101    15,374     4,977    23,655
 1968            37,068     7,664    38,012    15,013     4,457    22,106
 1967 12/        36,645     7,182    37,049    14,846     4,150    21,408




 Worked Part Time, Total
 2006            10,337    $7,181    $7,181    19,932    $8,820    $8,820
 2005            10,871     6,918     7,145    19,861     7,966     8,227
 2004 35/        10,650     6,566     7,009    20,243     7,484     7,989
 2003            10,712     6,513     7,140    19,993     7,559     8,287
 2002            10,352     6,317     7,080    19,833     7,303     8,185
 2001            10,139     5,687     6,477    19,375     7,061     8,041
 2000 30/        10,307     5,757     6,740    19,581     6,630     7,763
 1999 29/        10,079     5,221     6,318    19,739     6,243     7,554
 1998             9,999     5,179     6,398    19,706     6,105     7,541
 1997            10,560     4,937     6,184    19,958     5,749     7,201
 1996            10,733     4,383     5,608    19,717     5,517     7,060
 1995 25/        10,481     4,459     5,858    19,646     5,053     6,638
 1994 24/        10,611     4,315     5,805    20,209     4,926     6,627
 1993 23/        10,661     3,902     5,361    19,872     4,741     6,514
 1992 22/        10,826     3,964     5,581    19,138     4,663     6,565
 1991            10,367     3,979     5,744    19,008     4,476     6,462
 1990             9,986     3,941     5,894    18,792     4,242     6,344
 1989             9,888     3,385     5,314    18,646     3,900     6,123
 1988             9,909     3,159     5,174    19,085     3,623     5,933
 1987 21/         9,761     2,834     4,812    18,869     3,491     5,927
 1986             9,541     2,791     4,899    18,472     3,148     5,525
 1985 20/         9,535     2,735     4,887    18,124     2,906     5,193
 1984 19/         9,500     2,516     4,650    17,957     2,741     5,066
 1983             9,848     2,385     4,589    17,747     2,756     5,302
 1982             9,786     2,449     4,913    17,334     2,674     5,364
 1981             9,371     2,242     4,769    17,267     2,444     5,199
 1980             8,675     2,052     4,780    16,721     2,232     5,200
 1979 18/         8,514     1,975     5,112    16,358     1,937     5,014
 1978             8,338     1,635     4,637    15,795     1,635     4,637
 1977             8,485     1,404     4,157    15,461     1,437     4,255
 1976 17/         8,262     1,312     4,133    15,184     1,356     4,271
 1975 16/         8,099     1,204     4,010    14,468     1,274     4,243
 1974 16/15/       (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
 1973             8,362     1,061     4,206    13,453       966     3,829
 1972 14/         7,817       984     4,145    12,291       870     3,664
 1971 13/         8,097       891     3,868    12,285       818     3,551
 1970             7,776       862     3,909    12,347       733     3,324
 1969             7,507       823     3,912    11,632       703     3,341
 1968             6,700       855     4,241    10,316       805     3,993
 1967 12/         6,577       829     4,276     9,907       747     3,853




 Worked Part Time, 50 to 52 Weeks
 2006             4,761   $11,849   $11,849    10,378   $12,463   $12,463
 2005             5,173    11,745    12,130    10,215    12,271    12,673
 2004 35/         5,005    11,069    11,815    10,518    11,684    12,472
 2003             5,060    11,017    12,078    10,289    11,615    12,733
 2002             4,533    10,712    12,005    10,110    11,455    12,838
 2001             4,319    10,411    11,857     9,705    11,063    12,599
 2000 30/         4,441    10,343    12,110     9,587    10,623    12,438
 1999 29/         4,346     9,366    11,333     9,458    10,242    12,393
 1998             4,236     8,972    11,083     9,327     9,995    12,347
 1997             4,281     8,976    11,243     9,561     9,425    11,805
 1996             4,351     8,564    10,959     9,068     8,814    11,278
 1995 25/         4,049     8,129    10,679     8,681     8,757    11,504
 1994 24/         3,974     7,803    10,497     8,972     8,621    11,598
 1993 23/         4,036     7,237     9,944     8,770     8,080    11,102
 1992 22/         3,987     7,061     9,942     8,477     7,696    10,836
 1991             3,857     6,928    10,002     8,084     7,340    10,597
 1990             3,701     6,868    10,271     7,835     7,173    10,727
 1989             3,656     6,557    10,294     7,610     6,736    10,575
 1988             3,540     6,145    10,064     7,876     6,496    10,639
 1987 21/         3,306     5,887     9,995     7,680     6,285    10,671
 1986             3,244     5,640     9,899     7,296     6,093    10,694
 1985 20/         3,322     5,386     9,625     6,884     5,552     9,921
 1984 19/         3,163     5,272     9,744     6,655     5,594    10,339
 1983             3,315     4,825     9,283     7,042     5,258    10,116
 1982             3,173     4,848     9,726     6,593     4,959     9,948
 1981             2,988     4,434     9,432     6,074     4,882    10,385
 1980             2,889     4,183     9,745     6,012     4,291     9,997
 1979 18/         2,775     3,736     9,670     5,356     3,871    10,019
 1978             2,637     3,293     9,340     5,058     3,423     9,708
 1977             2,655     2,813     8,329     4,881     3,149     9,324
 1976 17/         2,633     2,523     7,947     4,753     2,971     9,359
 1975 16/         2,714     2,451     8,164     4,914     2,799     9,323
 1974 16/15/       (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
 1973             2,708     1,994     7,904     4,102     2,053     8,138
 1972 14/         2,546     1,751     7,375     3,776     1,976     8,323
 1971 13/         2,647     1,696     7,363     3,818     1,755     7,620
 1970             2,604     1,645     7,459     3,463     1,739     7,885
 1969             2,466     1,515     7,201     3,478     1,552     7,376
 1968             2,435     1,291     6,403     3,169     1,528     7,579
 1967 12/         2,353     1,254     6,469     3,143     1,404     7,243
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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