How Long Do Most People Stay With An Employer

Demographic Characteristics

Median employee tenure is higher among older workers than younger ones,
as would be expected. For example, in January 2004, the median tenure of
workers age 55 to 64 (9.6 years) was more than three times that of workers
age 25 to 34 (2.9 years).

In January 2004, median tenure for women (3.8 years) was about 0.3 year
less than that of men (4.1 years). Prior to 1996, the difference in median
tenure between men and women was about a year. Beginning in 1996, the dif-
ference has been only about a half year or less.

About half of all workers age 45 and over had been with their current
employer for 10 years or more in January 2004. For workers age 35 to 44,
about one-quarter had such long tenure. Thirty-two percent of male wage
and salary workers age 25 and over had been with their current employer
for 10 years or more in January 2004, compared with 29 percent of women.
Since January 1983, when the proportions were 38 percent for men and 25
percent for women, the gap between them has narrowed considerably.

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