Occupational Tenure in 1987: Many Workers Remain in Their Fields.

Carey, Max L.

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ERIC Number: EJ381343

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Occupational Tenure in 1987: Many Workers Remain in Their Fields.

Carey, Max L.

Monthly Labor Review, v111 n10 p3-12 Oct 1988

Information based on a supplement to the January 1987 Current Population Survey provides statistics on occupational tenure by age, sex, race, employment status, occupation, and education level. Results indicated that men have worked longer at their current occupations than women, Whites longer than Blacks, and college graduates longer than the less educated. (CH)

Descriptors: Employment Experience, Employment Patterns, Middle Aged Adults, Occupational Mobility, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Tenure, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data

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Language: English

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