Table 5. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by industry, selected years, 2000-08
Table 5. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by industry,
selected years, 2000-08
Industry February January January January January
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
Total, 16 years and over............................... 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1
Private sector........................................... 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6
Agriculture and related industries..................... 3.7 4.2 3.7 3.8 4.3
Nonagricultural industries............................. 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6
Mining............................................... 4.8 4.5 5.2 3.8 4.1
Construction......................................... 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5
Manufacturing........................................ 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.9
Durable goods manufacturing........................ 4.8 5.5 6.0 5.6 6.1
Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 5.5 5.3 4.8 5.0 4.8
Primary metals and fabricated metal products..... 5.0 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.2
Machinery manufacturing.......................... 5.3 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.0
Computers and electronic products................ 3.9 4.7 5.2 5.9 6.7
Electrical equipment and appliances.............. 5.0 5.5 9.8 6.2 6.2
Transportation equipment......................... 6.4 7.0 7.7 7.2 7.8
Wood products.................................... 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.2
Furniture and fixtures........................... 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.2 5.2
Miscellaneous manufacturing...................... 3.7 4.5 4.6 3.9 4.7
Nondurable goods manufacturing..................... 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.4
Food manufacturing............................... 4.6 5.0 4.9 5.2 4.3
Beverage and tobacco products.................... 5.5 4.6 8.0 5.4 6.9
Textiles, apparel, and leather................... 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.6
Paper and printing............................... 5.1 6.2 6.9 6.3 5.5
Petroleum and coal products...................... 9.5 9.8 11.4 5.0 4.3
Chemicals........................................ 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.1 7.6
Plastics and rubber products..................... 4.6 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3
Wholesale and retail trade........................... 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.2
Wholesale trade.................................... 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.6 5.0
Retail trade....................................... 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9
Transportation and utilities......................... 4.7 4.9 5.3 4.9 5.1
Transportation and warehousing..................... 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.6
Utilities.......................................... 11.5 13.4 13.3 10.4 10.1
Information (1)...................................... 3.4 3.3 4.3 4.8 4.7
Publishing, except Internet........................ 4.2 4.8 4.7 5.3 4.7
Motion picture and sound recording industries...... 1.6 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.9
Broadcasting, except Internet...................... 3.6 3.1 4.0 4.6 3.4
Telecommunications................................. 4.3 3.4 4.6 5.3 6.9
Financial activities................................. 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.5
Finance and insurance.............................. 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.7
Finance.......................................... 3.3 3.6 4.0 3.9 4.4
Insurance........................................ 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.7 5.2
Real estate and rental and leasing................. 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.7
Real estate...................................... 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.9
Rental and leasing services...................... 3.0 2.2 2.9 3.1 3.0
Professional and business services................... 2.4 2.7 3.2 3.2 3.1
Professional and technical services................ 2.6 3.1 3.6 3.8 3.3
Management, administrative, and waste services (1) 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.5
Administrative and support services.............. 1.8 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.4
Waste management and remediation services........ 3.6 4.3 3.4 4.1 4.1
Education and health services........................ 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.0 4.1
Educational services............................... 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.3
Health care and social assistance.................. 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.1 4.1
Hospitals........................................ 5.1 4.9 4.7 5.2 5.4
Health services, except hospitals................ 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.6
Social assistance................................ 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.0
Leisure and hospitality.............................. 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation................ 2.6 2.3 2.8 3.1 2.8
Accommodation and food services.................... 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.9
Accommodation.................................... 2.8 2.7 3.1 2.5 3.1
Food services and drinking places................ 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.6
Other services....................................... 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3
Other services, except private households.......... 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.4
Repair and maintenance........................... 3.0 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.0
Personal and laundry services.................... 2.7 2.8 3.4 2.8 3.2
Membership associations and organizations........ 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.4
Other services, private households................. 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.8 2.8
Public sector............................................ 7.1 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.2
Federal government..................................... 11.5 11.3 10.4 9.9 9.9
State government....................................... 5.5 5.4 6.4 6.3 6.5
Local government....................................... 6.7 6.2 6.4 6.6 7.1
1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
NOTE: Data beginning in 2000 reflect the introduction of Census 2000 population controls. Data for
2004 forward reflect updated population controls introduced annually with the release of January data.
Last Modified Date: September 26, 2008
