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National Longitudinal Surveys

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Americans born in the early 1980s hold an average of 9.0 jobs from ages 18 through 36

04/02/2024

A longitudinal study of Americans born in the early 1980s reveals that individuals held an average of 9.0 jobs from ages 18 through 36. Over half of these jobs were held between the ages of 18 and 23. Individuals were employed for an average of 76 percent of weeks from ages 18 to 36.
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Individuals born in the years 1957-1964 held 12.7 jobs from ages 18 to 56

08/22/2023

Individuals born in the latter years of the baby boom held an average of 12.7 jobs from age 18 to age 56, with nearly half of these jobs held from ages 18 to 24.
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