Table 1

Population Shares and Tenure by Age Group

MenWomen
22–3940–4950–5455–6422–3940–4950–5455–64
Population Shares (Age 22–64, Employed)
1983, 1987, 199158.221.815.44.658.422.714.64.3
2002–202047.225.621.16.044.926.022.66.5
Change−10.93.85.71.4−13.53.38.02.2
Percent with Tenure 20 Years or More
1983, 1987, 19910.620.139.139.10.47.516.423.8
2002–20200.413.027.831.30.39.721.226.7
Change−0.2−7.1−11.4−7.8−0.12.24.92.9
Average Tenure in Years
1983, 1987, 19914.710.815.416.43.97.410.412.3
2002–20204.18.912.413.53.87.911.112.6
Change−0.6−1.9−2.9−3.0−0.20.60.70.3

Source: Authors’ calculations from microdata to the CPS occupational tenure supplements.

Notes: Population shares are the share of the 22–64 employed population accounted for by the sex/age group (that is, cells add to one across the row). Self-employed and unpaid family workers are excluded. See text for discussion of the comparability of CPS data across these periods.