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October 1988

Occupational tenure in 1987: many workers have remained in their fields

Max L. Carey

Generally, men have been in their current occupations longer than have women, whites longer than blacks, and college graduates longer than those with less education; almost half of the 55- to 59- year-olds have been in their current occupations at least 20 years.

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