Figure 12

Median Years of Tenure with Current Employer
for Wage and Salary Workers, by sex and age,
January 1983, 1987, and 1991
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Sex and age 1983 1987 1991
Men
   16 years and older 4.7 4.5 4.6
   16 to 17 years 0.6 0.5 0.7
   18 to 19 years 0.7 0.5 0.8
   20 to 24 years 2.0 1.7 1.8
   25 years and older 6.4 6.2 5.9
   25 to 29 years 3.2 3.0 2.9
   30 to 34 years 4.6 4.5 4.6
   35 to 39 years 6.6 6.4 6.2
   40 to 44 years 10.2 9.3 8.5
   45 to 49 years 12.3 10.8 10.8
   50 to 54 years 14.8 14.1 12.8
   55 to 59 years 16.1 15.9 14.8
   60 to 64 years 15.5 13.0 13.1
   65 years and older 8.8 8.8 7.5
 
Women
   16 years and older 3.6 3.5 3.7
   16 to 17 years 0.5 0.5 0.7
   18 to 19 years 0.7 0.5 0.8
   20 to 24 years 2.0 1.5 1.5
   25 years and older 4.7 4.8 4.8
   25 to 29 years 3.0 2.8 2.6
   30 to 34 years 3.6 3.6 3.8
   35 to 39 years 4.4 4.4 4.5
   40 to 44 years 4.8 5.5 5.4
   45 to 49 years 6.0 6.8 6.8
   50 to 54 years 7.9 8.2 7.9
   55 to 59 years 10.2 10.1 10.3
   60 to 64 years 10.4 10.5 10.5
   65 years and older 10.6 10.4 10.0

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