Table 29. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by age and sex, selected years, 1996–2010
| Age and sex |
February 1996 |
February 1998 |
February 2000 |
January 2002 |
January 2004 |
January 2006 |
January 2008 |
January 2010 |
Total, 16 years and over |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
16 to 17 years |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
18 to 19 years |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
20 to 24 years |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
25 years and over |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
25 to 34 years |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
35 to 44 years |
5.3 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
45 to 54 years |
8.3 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
55 to 64 years |
10.2 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
65 years and over |
8.4 |
7.8 |
9.4 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
8.8 |
10.2 |
9.9 |
Women, 16 years and over |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
16 to 17 years |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
18 to 19 years |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
20 to 24 years |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
25 years and over |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
25 to 34 years |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
35 to 44 years |
4.8 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
45 to 54 years |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
55 to 64 years |
10.0 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
65 years and over |
8.4 |
8.7 |
9.7 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
10.1 |
Men, 16 years and over |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
16 to 17 years |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
18 to 19 years |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
20 to 24 years |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
25 years and over |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
25 to 34 years |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
35 to 44 years |
6.1 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
45 to 54 years |
10.1 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.1 |
9.6 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
55 to 64 years |
10.5 |
11.2 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
65 years and over |
8.3 |
7.1 |
9.0 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
10.4 |
9.7 |
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SOURCE: 1996–2010 Displaced Worker supplements to the Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011
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