Population Shares and Tenure by Age Group
Men | Women | |||||||
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22–39 | 40–49 | 50–54 | 55–64 | 22–39 | 40–49 | 50–54 | 55–64 | |
Population Shares (Age 22–64, Employed) | ||||||||
1983, 1987, 1991 | 58.2 | 21.8 | 15.4 | 4.6 | 58.4 | 22.7 | 14.6 | 4.3 |
2002–2020 | 47.2 | 25.6 | 21.1 | 6.0 | 44.9 | 26.0 | 22.6 | 6.5 |
Change | −10.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 1.4 | −13.5 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 2.2 |
Percent with Tenure 20 Years or More | ||||||||
1983, 1987, 1991 | 0.6 | 20.1 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 16.4 | 23.8 |
2002–2020 | 0.4 | 13.0 | 27.8 | 31.3 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 21.2 | 26.7 |
Change | −0.2 | −7.1 | −11.4 | −7.8 | −0.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 2.9 |
Average Tenure in Years | ||||||||
1983, 1987, 1991 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 12.3 |
2002–2020 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 12.6 |
Change | −0.6 | −1.9 | −2.9 | −3.0 | −0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
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.