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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. NLS data have served as an important tool for economists, sociologists, and other researchers for more than 50 years. Learn about the different NLS cohorts.
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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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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