The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) are a set of surveys designed to gather information at multiple points in time on the labor market activities and other significant life events of several groups of men and women. For more than 4 decades, NLS data have served as an important tool for economists, sociologists, and other researchers.
04/08/2016
A longitudinal study of individuals born in the early 1980s reveals that young adults held an
average of 7.2 jobs from ages 18 through 28. Over half of these jobs were held between the
ages of 18 and 21. Young adults were employed for an average of 74 percent of weeks from ages
18 to 28.
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03/31/2015
The average person born in the latter years of the baby boom (1957-1964) held
11.7 jobs from ages 18 to 48, with nearly half of these jobs held from ages
18 to 24.
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Archived
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Average number of jobs started by individuals from age 18 to age 48 by age and sex (XLSX)
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Distribution of number of jobs held by individuals from age 18 to age 48 in 1978-2012 by educational attainment, sex, race, Hispanic ethnicity, and age (XLSX)
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Number of unemployment spells experienced by individuals from age 18 to age 48 in 1978-2012 by age, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (XLSX)
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Number of unemployment spells experienced by individuals from age 18 to age 48 in 1978-2012 by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (XLSX)
General publications
- NLS Handbook (2005)
- "NLS News" Newsletter --This quarterly newsletter includes information about new data releases, error notices, completed NLS research and other information of interest to researchers.
Technical Manuals at NLSinfo.org
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