For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, July 20, 2010 USDL-10-0993 

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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS

SECOND QUARTER 2010

Median weekly earnings of the nation's 99.8 million full-time wage and salary workers were $740 in 

the second quarter of 2010 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. 

This was 0.8 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 1.8 percent in the Consumer 

Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period. 

Data on usual weekly earnings are collected as part of the Current Population Survey, a nationwide sample survey of households in which respondents are asked, among other things, how much each wage and 

salary worker usually earns. (See the Technical Note.) Data shown in this release are not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Highlights from the second-quarter data are: 

 Seasonally adjusted median weekly earnings were $744 in the second quarter of 2010, little 

changed from the previous quarter, $748. (See table 1.)

 Median weekly earnings were $740 in the second quarter of 2010 (not seasonally adjusted). 

Women who usually worked full time had median weekly earnings of $672, or 83.0 percent of 

the $810 median for men. (See table 2.) 

Changes to the Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and 

Salary Workers News Release 

Seasonally adjusted usual weekly earnings data are being introduced with this news release. Table 1 contains seasonally adjusted data for the number of full-time wage and 

salary workers, median weekly earnings in current dollars, and median weekly earnings 

in constant (1982-84) dollars. These data are available for total (both sexes), men, and 

women. All other data presented in this release are available on a not seasonally adjusted 

basis only. With the addition of seasonally adjusted data in a new table 1, unadjusted 

data previously presented in tables numbered 1-5 now are contained in tables 2-6. (Note 

that the base period for all constant dollar series presented in this release has changed 

from 1982 to 1982-84.) 
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 The female-to-male earnings ratio was lowest among whites (81.4 percent), compared with 

blacks (92.6 percent), Hispanics (94.8 percent), and Asians (94.8 percent). (See table 2.) 

 Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median earnings for black men working at fulltime jobs were $632 per week, 75.4 percent of the median for white men, $838. The difference 

was less among women, as black women's median earnings ($585) were 85.8 percent of those for 

white women ($682). Overall, median earnings of Hispanics who worked full time ($529) were 

lower than those of blacks ($607), whites ($756), and Asians ($873). (See table 2.) 

 Usual weekly earnings of full-time workers varied by age. Among men, those age 45 to 54 and 

age 55 to 64 had the highest median weekly earnings, $948 and $953, respectively. Usual weekly 

earnings were highest for women from age 35 to 64; median weekly earnings were $731 for women age 35 to 44 and age 45 to 54, essentially the same as the $730 median for women age 55 to 

64. (See table 3.) 

 Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in management, professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,229 for men and 

$920 for women. Men and women employed in service jobs earned the least. (See table 4.) 

 By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma 

had median weekly earnings of $440, compared with $629 for high school graduates (no college) and $1,138 for those holding at least a bachelor's degree. Among college graduates with 

advanced degrees (professional or master's degree and above), the highest earning 10 percent 

of male workers made $3,297 or more per week, compared with $2,178 or more for their female 

counterparts. (See table 5.) 
Technical Note 

The estimates in this release were obtained from the 

Current Population Survey (CPS), which provides basic 

information on the labor force, employment, and 

unemployment. The survey is conducted monthly for the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau from 

a scientifically selected national sample of about 60,000 

households, with coverage in all 50 states and the District 

of Columbia. The earnings data are collected from onequarter of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to wage 

and salary workers (both incorporated and unincorporated 

self-employed are excluded). The data, therefore, exclude 

self-employment income. 

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

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Reliability 

Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both 

sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather 

than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that 

the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population 

values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling 

error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, 

and this variability is measured by the standard error of the 

estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of 

confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ 

by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" 

population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses 

are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of 

confidence. 

The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. 

Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including 

the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability 

to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, 

inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct 

information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the 

data. 

A full discussion of the reliability of data from the 

Current Population Survey and information on estimating 

standard errors is available on the BLS Web site at 

www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability. 

Definitions 

The principal definitions used in connection with the 

earnings series are described briefly below. 

Usual weekly earnings. Data represent earnings 

before taxes and other deductions and include any overtime 

pay, commissions, or tips usually received (at the main job 

in the case of multiple jobholders). Prior to 1994, 

respondents were asked how much they usually earned per 

week. Since January 1994, respondents have been asked to 

identify the easiest way for them to report earnings (hourly, 

weekly, biweekly, twice monthly, monthly, annually, other) 

and how much they usually earn in the reported time 

period.

Earnings reported on a basis other than weekly are 

converted to a weekly equivalent. The term "usual" is as 

perceived by the respondent. If the respondent asks for a 

definition of usual, interviewers are instructed to define the 

term as more than half the weeks worked during the past 4 

or 5 months. 

Medians (and other quantiles) of weekly earnings. 

The median (or upper limit of the second quartile) is the 

amount which divides a given earnings distribution into two 

equal groups, one having earnings above the median and 

the other having earnings below the median. Ten percent of 

a given distribution have earnings below the upper limit of 

the first decile (90 percent have higher earnings); 25 

percent have earnings below the upper limit of the first 

quartile (75 percent have higher earnings); 75 percent have 

earnings below the upper limit of the third quartile (25 

percent have higher earnings); and 90 percent have earnings 

below the upper limit of the ninth decile (10 percent have 

higher earnings). 

The estimation procedure places each reported or 

calculated weekly earnings value into $50-wide intervals 

which are centered around multiples of $50. The actual 

value is estimated through the linear interpolation of the 

interval in which the quantile boundary lies. 

Over-the-year changes in the medians (and other 

quantile boundaries) for specific groups may not 

necessarily be consistent with the movements estimated for 

the overall quantile boundary. The most common reasons 

for this possible anomaly are: (1) There could be a change 

in the relative weights of the subgroups. For example, the 

medians of both 16-to-24 year olds and those 25 years and 

over may rise; but if the lower-earning 16-to-24 group 

accounts for a greatly increased share of the total, the 

overall median could actually fall. (2) There could be a 

large change in the shape of the distribution of reported 

earnings, particularly near a quantile boundary. This could 

be caused by survey observations that are clustered at 
rounded values, such as $250, $300, or $400. An estimate 

lying in a $50-wide centered interval containing such a 

cluster or "spike" tends to change more slowly than one in 

other intervals. 

Wage and salary workers. Workers who receive 

wages, salaries, commissions, tips, payment in kind, or 

piece rates. The group includes employees in both the 

private and public sectors but, for the purposes of the 

earnings series, excludes all self-employed persons, regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. 

Full-time workers. Workers who usually work 35 

hours or more per week at their sole or principal job. 

Part-time workers. Workers who usually work fewer 

than 35 hours per week at their sole or principal job. 

Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All 

Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars 

to constant (1982-84) dollars. 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Refers to persons who 

identified themselves in the enumeration process as being 

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino. Persons whose ethnicity is 

identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 

Seasonal adjustment 

Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor 

force and other measures of labor market activity undergo 

regularly occurring fluctuations. These recurring events 

include seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and 

the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such 

seasonal variations can be very large. 

Because seasonal events follow a more or less regular 

pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can 

be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. 

These adjustments make nonseasonal developments easier 

to spot. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more 

useful tool with which to analyze changes in quarter-toquarter activity. 

At the end of each calendar year, the seasonally 

adjusted data are revised for the past 5 years when the 

seasonal adjustment factors are updated. More information 

on seasonal adjustment is available on the BLS Web site at 

www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#sa. 
Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, quarterly averages, seasonally

adjusted

Year and quarter

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

Total Men Women

In current dollars In constant (1982-84) dollars

Total

$

Men

$

Women

$

Total

$

Men

$

Women

$

2001

2nd Quarter......................................... 101,167 56,731 44,435 594 665 515 336 375 291

3rd Quarter.......................................... 101,096 56,910 44,186 601 685 510 338 386 287

4th Quarter.......................................... 100,343 56,541 43,802 603 677 519 340 382 292

2002

1st Quarter.......................................... 99,924 56,096 43,829 607 677 525 341 380 295

2nd Quarter......................................... 100,286 56,640 43,646 608 678 524 339 378 292

3rd Quarter.......................................... 100,183 56,390 43,793 608 679 531 337 376 294

4th Quarter.......................................... 99,895 56,224 43,670 610 683 540 336 376 298

2003

1st Quarter.......................................... 100,136 56,079 44,057 615 689 546 335 376 297

2nd Quarter......................................... 100,255 56,013 44,242 619 692 551 338 378 301

3rd Quarter.......................................... 100,139 56,178 43,961 621 697 554 337 378 300

4th Quarter.......................................... 100,628 56,607 44,021 623 702 560 337 379 302

2004

1st Quarter.......................................... 100,905 56,848 44,057 629 705 562 337 378 301

2nd Quarter......................................... 101,135 56,914 44,221 642 715 576 341 380 306

3rd Quarter.......................................... 101,148 56,931 44,217 635 712 574 335 376 303

4th Quarter.......................................... 101,658 57,289 44,369 646 720 577 337 376 302

2005

1st Quarter.......................................... 102,091 57,710 44,381 647 723 580 336 376 302

2nd Quarter......................................... 103,201 58,099 45,101 647 714 584 334 369 301

3rd Quarter.......................................... 104,310 58,843 45,467 651 723 588 331 368 299

4th Quarter.......................................... 104,605 58,967 45,638 658 730 588 332 368 296

2006

1st Quarter.......................................... 104,664 58,943 45,722 662 737 594 332 370 298

2nd Quarter......................................... 105,801 59,834 45,967 663 732 597 329 364 296

3rd Quarter.......................................... 107,108 60,090 47,018 678 755 602 334 371 296

4th Quarter.......................................... 106,835 60,126 46,709 682 749 609 337 370 301

2007

1st Quarter.......................................... 107,049 60,034 47,015 687 752 609 336 368 298

2nd Quarter......................................... 106,842 60,354 46,488 693 764 610 335 370 295

3rd Quarter.......................................... 107,257 60,269 46,988 698 773 619 335 372 297

4th Quarter.......................................... 108,228 60,547 47,681 700 775 617 333 368 293

2008

1st Quarter.......................................... 107,601 60,282 47,319 713 783 632 335 368 297

2nd Quarter......................................... 107,111 59,602 47,509 722 800 637 335 371 296

3rd Quarter.......................................... 106,229 59,319 46,910 724 802 634 331 366 290

4th Quarter.......................................... 105,677 58,567 47,110 728 808 649 341 378 304

2009

1st Quarter.......................................... 101,417 56,164 45,253 731 816 644 344 384 303

2nd Quarter......................................... 100,112 55,268 44,844 736 815 655 345 382 307

3rd Quarter.......................................... 99,125 54,517 44,608 741 819 661 344 380 307

4th Quarter.......................................... 98,659 54,498 44,162 749 826 668 345 381 308

2010

1st Quarter.......................................... 97,914 53,976 43,939 748 836 662 344 384 304

2nd Quarter......................................... 99,681 55,073 44,608 744 813 674 343 374 310

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,

quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

2nd

2009

2nd

2010

In current dollars In constant (1982-84)

dollars

2nd

2009

2nd

2010

2nd

2009

2nd

2010

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over............................................... 100,130 99,798 $734 $740 $342 $340

Men, 16 years and over............................................. 55,419 55,235 815 810 380 372

16 to 24 years...................................................... 5,128 4,765 450 442 210 203

25 years and over................................................. 50,290 50,470 872 861 407 395

Women, 16 years and over......................................... 44,711 44,562 652 672 304 308

16 to 24 years...................................................... 3,911 3,784 413 417 193 191

25 years and over................................................. 40,801 40,778 679 704 317 323

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White................................................................... 81,012 80,890 754 756 352 347

Men.................................................................. 45,921 45,771 842 838 393 384

Women.............................................................. 35,091 35,119 666 682 311 313

Black or African American........................................... 11,785 11,659 592 607 276 278

Men.................................................................. 5,436 5,431 620 632 289 290

Women.............................................................. 6,349 6,228 567 585 265 268

Asian................................................................... 4,976 5,032 909 873 424 400

Men.................................................................. 2,739 2,836 969 901 452 413

Women.............................................................. 2,237 2,196 781 854 364 392

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity......................................... 14,900 14,908 547 529 255 243

Men.................................................................. 9,265 9,275 575 542 268 249

Women.............................................................. 5,635 5,633 511 514 239 236

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.

Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of

January data.
Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino

ethnicity, and sex, 2nd quarter 2010 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total Men Women

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Median

weekly

earnings

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Median

weekly

earnings

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Median

weekly

earnings

TOTAL

16 years and over....................................................... 99,798 $740 55,235 $810 44,562 $672

16 to 24 years........................................................ 8,550 430 4,765 442 3,784 417

16 to 19 years...................................................... 1,119 346 659 356 459 333

20 to 24 years...................................................... 7,431 450 4,106 461 3,325 435

25 years and over.................................................... 91,248 774 50,470 861 40,778 704

25 to 54 years...................................................... 73,348 767 40,905 843 32,443 701

25 to 34 years................................................... 24,085 675 13,600 704 10,485 641

35 to 44 years................................................... 23,983 816 13,645 904 10,338 731

45 to 54 years................................................... 25,279 839 13,660 948 11,619 731

55 years and over................................................. 17,901 821 9,565 937 8,335 712

55 to 64 years................................................... 15,142 842 7,987 953 7,155 730

65 years and over............................................... 2,758 681 1,578 796 1,180 599

White

16 years and over.................................................... 80,890 756 45,771 838 35,119 682

16 to 24 years...................................................... 7,015 436 3,976 449 3,039 421

25 years and over................................................. 73,874 798 41,795 888 32,079 715

25 to 54 years................................................... 58,780 785 33,590 869 25,191 711

55 years and over............................................... 15,094 848 8,206 968 6,888 729

Black or African American

16 years and over.................................................... 11,659 607 5,431 632 6,228 585

16 to 24 years...................................................... 1,001 402 472 409 529 396

25 years and over................................................. 10,658 631 4,959 657 5,699 604

25 to 54 years................................................... 8,884 629 4,168 655 4,716 600

55 years and over............................................... 1,774 638 792 678 983 617

Asian

16 years and over.................................................... 5,032 873 2,836 901 2,196 854

16 to 24 years...................................................... 292 459 166 423 126 623

25 years and over................................................. 4,740 910 2,670 951 2,070 876

25 to 54 years................................................... 3,997 937 2,230 999 1,767 886

55 years and over............................................... 744 768 440 768 303 767

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over.................................................... 14,908 529 9,275 542 5,633 514

16 to 24 years...................................................... 1,666 401 1,068 403 599 395

25 years and over................................................. 13,242 561 8,207 577 5,035 535

25 to 54 years................................................... 11,669 559 7,302 574 4,367 533

55 years and over............................................... 1,573 575 906 592 667 545

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.

Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of

January data.
Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly

averages, not seasonally adjusted

Occupation and sex

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

2nd

2009

2nd

2010

2nd

2009

2nd

2010

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations................................. 38,820 38,759 $1,046 $1,050

Management, business, and financial operations occupations.................... 15,634 15,501 1,145 1,141

Professional and related occupations................................................ 23,186 23,257 994 999

Service occupations....................................................................... 14,530 14,870 468 486

Sales and office occupations............................................................. 23,747 23,406 622 623

Sales and related occupations........................................................ 9,575 9,080 665 662

Office and administrative support occupations...................................... 14,172 14,326 607 612

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations..................... 10,469 10,120 707 712

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................................... 736 777 440 410

Construction and extraction occupations............................................. 5,325 5,141 702 694

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................................. 4,407 4,202 763 791

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 12,564 12,644 611 612

Production occupations................................................................. 6,453 6,639 622 608

Transportation and material moving occupations................................... 6,111 6,005 595 618

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations................................. 18,979 18,920 1,250 1,229

Management, business, and financial operations occupations.................... 8,630 8,484 1,342 1,334

Professional and related occupations................................................ 10,348 10,436 1,188 1,164

Service occupations....................................................................... 7,225 7,709 520 533

Sales and office occupations............................................................. 9,078 8,802 726 720

Sales and related occupations........................................................ 5,349 4,947 782 826

Office and administrative support occupations...................................... 3,729 3,856 638 616

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations..................... 10,021 9,712 716 722

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................................... 589 610 455 425

Construction and extraction occupations............................................. 5,192 5,035 704 698

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................................. 4,240 4,066 772 795

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 10,115 10,092 656 656

Production occupations................................................................. 4,774 4,910 696 673

Transportation and material moving occupations................................... 5,341 5,182 616 643

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations................................. 19,841 19,838 900 920

Management, business, and financial operations occupations.................... 7,004 7,017 968 958

Professional and related occupations................................................ 12,838 12,821 862 902

Service occupations....................................................................... 7,305 7,161 419 433

Sales and office occupations............................................................. 14,669 14,604 589 595

Sales and related occupations........................................................ 4,226 4,133 541 521

Office and administrative support occupations...................................... 10,442 10,470 599 611

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations..................... 448 408 548 540

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................................... 147 167 394 372

Construction and extraction occupations............................................. 133 106 629 587

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................................. 167 135 563 697

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 2,448 2,551 478 465

Production occupations................................................................. 1,679 1,729 479 469

Transportation and material moving occupations................................... 769 822 476 451

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by

selected characteristics, 2nd quarter 2010 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Upper limit of:

First decile First

quartile

Second

quartile

(median)

Third

quartile

Ninth

decile

SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Total, 16 years and over............................................... 99,798 $353 $492 $ 740 $1,150 $1,743

Men..................................................................... 55,235 377 517 810 1,264 1,910

Women................................................................. 44,562 333 458 672 1,000 1,462

White................................................................... 80,890 358 501 756 1,169 1,774

Men.................................................................. 45,771 382 530 838 1,310 1,971

Women.............................................................. 35,119 336 468 682 1,012 1,498

Black or African American........................................... 11,659 317 422 607 907 1,258

Men.................................................................. 5,431 324 441 632 946 1,346

Women.............................................................. 6,228 312 411 585 863 1,214

Asian................................................................... 5,032 386 554 873 1,438 2,107

Men.................................................................. 2,836 398 579 901 1,549 2,307

Women.............................................................. 2,196 371 525 854 1,269 1,898

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity......................................... 14,908 305 387 529 798 1,264

Men.................................................................. 9,275 315 397 542 835 1,356

Women.............................................................. 5,633 292 365 514 748 1,154

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over............................................... 91,248 378 518 774 1,188 1,792

Less than a high school diploma................................... 7,356 280 341 440 603 823

High school graduates, no college1

............................... 25,885 344 451 629 902 1,216

Some college or associate degree................................. 25,030 389 521 737 1,049 1,455

Bachelor’s degree and higher2.................................... 32,976 551 763 1,138 1,689 2,424

Bachelor’s degree only............................................ 21,069 511 713 1,032 1,533 2,285

Advanced degree.................................................. 11,907 657 903 1,341 1,909 2,876

Men, 25 years and over............................................. 50,470 398 568 861 1,338 1,988

Less than a high school diploma................................ 5,038 293 371 485 662 903

High school graduates, no college1............................ 15,074 381 503 714 998 1,350

Some college or associate degree.............................. 13,008 423 590 846 1,174 1,622

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

.................................. 17,350 583 848 1,311 1,914 2,891

Bachelor’s degree only......................................... 11,069 531 771 1,171 1,764 2,681

Advanced degree............................................... 6,281 687 975 1,546 2,282 3,297

Women, 25 years and over......................................... 40,778 352 484 704 1,043 1,512

Less than a high school diploma................................ 2,319 251 309 377 495 614

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 10,811 315 401 542 741 992

Some college or associate degree.............................. 12,022 363 482 645 895 1,221

Bachelor’s degree and higher2.................................. 15,626 524 716 993 1,417 1,915

Bachelor’s degree only......................................... 10,000 496 658 920 1,283 1,761

Advanced degree............................................... 5,627 634 838 1,158 1,622 2,178

1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of

the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile;

and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not

sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated

population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 6. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,

quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

2nd

2009

2nd

2010

2nd

2009

2nd

2010

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over.................................................................. 24,705 24,348 $225 $227

Men, 16 years and over................................................................ 8,318 8,410 219 223

16 to 24 years........................................................................ 3,676 3,623 169 177

25 years and over.................................................................... 4,642 4,787 278 277

Women, 16 years and over............................................................ 16,387 15,938 230 228

16 to 24 years........................................................................ 4,811 4,555 159 162

25 years and over.................................................................... 11,576 11,382 269 263

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White...................................................................................... 20,785 20,174 226 229

Men..................................................................................... 6,927 6,857 220 225

Women................................................................................. 13,858 13,317 230 230

Black or African American............................................................. 2,401 2,595 213 211

Men..................................................................................... 809 934 196 213

Women................................................................................. 1,592 1,661 223 211

Asian...................................................................................... 887 922 266 253

Men..................................................................................... 346 362 289 242

Women................................................................................. 542 560 248 260

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............................................................ 3,332 3,333 224 233

Men..................................................................................... 1,303 1,346 227 250

Women................................................................................. 2,028 1,987 223 223

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.

Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of

January data.