Table 5. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not
seasonally adjusted
Number of workers Median weekly earnings
(in thousands)
Characteristic
I I I I
2007 2008 2007 2008
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over............................................ 22,369 22,195 $211 $216
Men, 16 years and over............................................ 7,172 6,975 199 207
16 to 24 years.................................................. 3,572 3,375 150 161
25 years and over............................................... 3,600 3,600 273 272
Women, 16 years and over.......................................... 15,197 15,220 216 221
16 to 24 years.................................................. 4,637 4,412 152 156
25 years and over............................................... 10,560 10,808 259 258
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White............................................................. 18,896 18,638 211 218
Men............................................................. 5,987 5,800 198 208
Women........................................................... 12,909 12,838 217 223
Black or African American......................................... 2,071 2,111 206 207
Men............................................................. 685 710 199 209
Women........................................................... 1,386 1,401 209 206
Asian............................................................. 815 879 237 220
Men............................................................. 281 283 233 211
Women........................................................... 534 596 240 225
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity...................................... 2,581 2,647 203 212
Men............................................................. 954 995 221 222
Women........................................................... 1,627 1,652 195 206
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.