Figure 16

Percentage Dstributions of Maufacturing Tenure
1983-1991
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics


  1983 1987 1991
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
1 year or less 19.0% 21.0% 20.6%
2 years 9.6% 10.0% 9.9%
3 years 8.7% 8.6% 9.2%
4 or 5 years 13.8% 10.5% 11.8%
6 to 9 years 13.8% 15.2% 12.9%
10 to 19 Years 21.3% 21.2% 22.1%
20 years or more 14.0% 13.5% 13.5%

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