Table 1. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by age and sex, selected years, 1996-2006
Table 1. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary
workers by age and sex, selected years, 1996-2006
Age and sex February February February January January January
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
TOTAL
16 years and over.......... 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.0
16 to 17 years................ .7 .6 .6 .7 .7 .6
18 to 19 years................ .7 .7 .7 .8 .8 .7
20 to 24 years................ 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3
25 years and over............. 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.9
25 to 34 years.............. 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9
35 to 44 years.............. 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.9
45 to 54 years.............. 8.3 8.1 8.2 7.6 7.7 7.3
55 to 64 years.............. 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.3
65 years and over........... 8.4 7.8 9.4 8.6 9.0 8.8
Men
16 years and over.......... 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.1
16 to 17 years................ .6 .6 .6 .8 .7 .7
18 to 19 years................ .7 .7 .7 .8 .8 .7
20 to 24 years................ 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4
25 years and over............. 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.0
25 to 34 years.............. 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9
35 to 44 years.............. 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.1
45 to 54 years.............. 10.1 9.4 9.5 9.1 9.6 8.1
55 to 64 years.............. 10.5 11.2 10.2 10.2 9.8 9.5
65 years and over........... 8.3 7.1 9.0 8.1 8.2 8.3
Women
16 years and over.......... 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.9
16 to 17 years................ .7 .6 .6 .7 .6 .6
18 to 19 years................ .7 .7 .7 .8 .8 .7
20 to 24 years................ 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2
25 years and over............. 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.8
25 to 34 years.............. 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.8
35 to 44 years.............. 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.6
45 to 54 years.............. 7.0 7.2 7.3 6.5 6.4 6.7
55 to 64 years.............. 10.0 9.6 9.9 9.6 9.2 9.2
65 years and over........... 8.4 8.7 9.7 9.4 9.6 9.5
NOTE: Data for 1996 and 1998 are based on population controls from the 1990 census.
Data beginning in 2000 reflect the introduction of Census 2000 population controls and
are not strictly comparable with data for prior years. Some data in this table may vary
slightly from the data published in the Employee Tenure 2004 news release (USDL 04-1829)
due to recalculation of the estimates with the new population controls. In addition,
data for January 2004 reflect the introduction of revisions to population controls in
January 2003 and 2004, and data for January 2006 reflect the introduction of revisions
to population controls in January 2005 and 2006.
Last Modified Date: September 08, 2006
Bureau of Labor Statistics
