Figure 15

Percent of Wage and Salary Workers Who Worked for Their
Current Employer 10 Years or More, by Sex and Age
January 1983, 1987, and 1991
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Sex and age 1983 1987 1991
Total
25 years and older 32.0 30.8 32.2
  25 to 29 years 3.5 4.1 5.1
  30 to 34 years 17.0 16.9 19.3
  35 to 39 years 29.9 29.6 31.1
  40 to 44 years 38.1 38.7 39.3
  45 to 49 years 46.5 45.2 46.5
  50 to 54 years 53.6 51.8 51.4
  55 to 59 years 59.3 57.6 56.7
  60 to 64 years 59.8 55.9 55.4
  65 years and older 50.9 50.1 46.3
 
Men
25 years and older 37.8 35.1 35.9
  25 to 29 years 4.2 4.6 5.7
  30 to 34 years 18.8 18.7 21.1
  35 to 39 years 36.9 34.8 35.6
  40 to 44 years 51.1 48.5 46.3
  45 to 49 years 57.8 53.1 53.5
  50 to 54 years 62.4 59.4 58.5
  55 to 59 years 66.2 63.2 61.0
  60 to 64 years 65.6 58.7 57.5
  65 years and older 47.6 47.4 42.6
 
Women
25 years and older 25.0 25.7 28.2
  25 to 29 years 2.6 3.6 4.4
  30 to 34 years 14.9 14.7 17.3
  35 to 39 years 21.6 23.8 26.1
  40 to 44 years 23.5 27.9 32.0
  45 to 49 years 33.0 36.4 39.3
  50 to 54 years 42.5 43.0 43.4
  55 to 59 years 51.0 50.8 51.4
  60 to 64 years 52.6 52.4 53.1
  65 years and older 54.5 53.1 49.9

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