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Table 1. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by age and sex, selected years, 2012-2022

Table 1. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by age and sex, selected years, 2012-2022
Age and sex January
2012
January
2014
January
2016
January
2018
January
2020
January
2022

Total

16 years and over

4.6 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1

16 to 17 years

0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7

18 to 19 years

0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7

20 to 24 years

1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2

25 years and over

5.4 5.5 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9

25 to 34 years

3.2 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8

35 to 44 years

5.3 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.7

45 to 54 years

7.8 7.9 7.9 7.6 7.5 6.9

55 to 64 years

10.3 10.4 10.1 10.1 9.9 9.8

65 years and over

10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.3 9.9

Men

16 years and over

4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

16 to 17 years

0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7

18 to 19 years

0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7

20 to 24 years

1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3

25 years and over

5.5 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1

25 to 34 years

3.2 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9

35 to 44 years

5.4 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0

45 to 54 years

8.5 8.2 8.4 8.1 8.2 7.5

55 to 64 years

10.7 10.7 10.2 10.2 10.0 10.0

65 years and over

10.2 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.3 9.7

Women

16 years and over

4.6 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8

16 to 17 years

0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6

18 to 19 years

0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

20 to 24 years

1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1

25 years and over

5.4 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7

25 to 34 years

3.1 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7

35 to 44 years

5.2 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.5

45 to 54 years

7.3 7.6 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.3

55 to 64 years

10.0 10.2 10.0 10.1 9.8 9.5

65 years and over

10.5 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.4 10.0

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

Last Modified Date: September 22, 2022