Table 2. Duration of employment relationships with a single employer for all jobs started from age 18 to age 46 in 1978-2010 by age at start of job, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Table 2. Duration of employment relationships with a single employer for all jobs started
from age 18 to age 46 in 1978-2010 by age at start of job, sex, race, and Hispanic or
Latino ethnicity
Cumulative percent distribution of duration Percent
of completed employment relationships of jobs
Age at the start of job ongoing
and characteristic Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than in 2010
1 year 2 years 5 years 10 years 15 years
Ages 18 to 24 ........... 69.1 82.9 92.9 96.4 97.5 1.5
Men ................... 69.3 83.0 92.6 96.2 97.3 1.6
Women ................. 68.9 82.9 93.1 96.5 97.7 1.4
White non-Hispanic .... 68.8 82.8 92.7 96.2 97.4 1.6
Black non-Hispanic .... 71.4 84.7 93.8 97.0 98.0 1.2
Hispanic or Latino .... 69.2 82.6 92.6 96.4 97.6 1.4
Ages 25 to 29 ........... 56.2 73.1 87.0 93.0 95.1 3.7
Men ................... 55.8 72.5 86.0 92.0 94.2 4.4
Women ................. 56.7 73.8 88.2 94.1 96.0 2.9
White non-Hispanic .... 54.7 71.9 86.3 92.6 94.8 3.8
Black non-Hispanic .... 61.2 77.5 89.8 94.3 95.9 3.0
Hispanic or Latino .... 60.4 76.1 88.1 93.7 95.8 3.3
Ages 30 to 34 ........... 47.8 64.7 82.8 90.9 93.5 6.0
Men ................... 47.5 64.3 82.3 90.2 92.9 6.7
Women ................. 48.0 65.1 83.4 91.8 94.2 5.3
White non-Hispanic .... 46.0 62.8 81.7 90.3 93.1 6.5
Black non-Hispanic .... 53.6 71.2 86.6 93.5 95.7 3.9
Hispanic or Latino .... 50.5 68.1 85.0 92.3 94.3 5.3
Ages 35 to 39 ........... 37.6 55.4 76.3 86.0 (1) 12.0
Men ................... 36.5 55.0 75.4 85.4 (1) 12.3
Women ................. 38.7 55.7 77.1 86.6 (1) 11.7
White non-Hispanic .... 36.2 53.7 74.7 84.9 (1) 12.9
Black non-Hispanic .... 42.2 61.0 82.1 90.0 (1) 8.5
Hispanic or Latino .... 41.7 58.7 79.8 88.3 (1) 10.2
Ages 40 to 46 ........... 32.8 50.8 69.0 (1) (1) 25.8
Men ................... 31.3 49.0 68.2 (1) (1) 26.8
Women ................. 34.2 52.5 69.8 (1) (1) 24.9
White non-Hispanic .... 31.7 49.4 67.2 (1) (1) 27.5
Black non-Hispanic .... 36.6 55.7 75.2 (1) (1) 20.1
Hispanic or Latino .... 34.4 52.6 74.5 (1) (1) 21.2
1 Estimates are not presented for these categories because most sample members were
not yet old enough at the time of the 2010-11 survey to have completed jobs of these
durations.
NOTE: The age category of 18 to 24 excludes individuals who turned age 18 before
January 1, 1978.
The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 consists of men and women who were
born in the years 1957-64 and were ages 14 to 22 when first interviewed in 1979. These
individuals were ages 45 to 53 in 2010-11. Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity groups
are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive. Other race groups, which are included in the
overall totals, are not shown separately because their representation in the survey
sample is not sufficiently large to provide statistically reliable estimates.
Last Modified Date: July 25, 2012
