On Jul 22, 2009, at 2:36 PM, Matthias Wasser wrote:
> Does "temporary and flexible" neccessarily mean part-time or temp? The
> number of careers and jobs an American has over her lifetime has
> increased,
> for instance.
That's not all that clear either. Here's the history on job tenure. Note that the median number of years on the job for men in 2008 was about a year below what it was in 1966, but that's offset by an increase for women, leaving the overall figure unchanged. Similiarly with the share of workers on the same job for 10 years or more - though those stats only begin in 1983.
all men women
median job tenure (years)
1951 3.4 3.9 2.2
1963 4.6 5.7 3.0
1966 4.2 5.2 2.8
1968 3.8 4.8 2.4
1973 3.9 4.6 2.8
1978 3.6 4.5 2.6
1981 3.2 4.0 2.5
1983 3.5 4.1 3.1
1987 3.4 4.0 3.0
1991 3.6 4.1 3.2
1996 3.8 4.0 3.5
1998 3.6 3.8 3.4
2000 3.5 3.8 3.3
2002 3.7 3.9 3.4
2004 4.0 4.1 3.8
2006 4.0 4.1 3.9
2008 4.1 4.2 3.9
share of over-25 with >10 years
1983 31.9 37.7 24.9
1987 30.7 35.0 25.7
1991 32.2 35.9 28.2
1996 30.5 33.1 27.6
1998 30.7 32.7 28.4
2000 31.5 33.4 29.5
2002 30.8 32.6 28.8
2004 30.6 32.4 28.6
2006 30.0 31.1 28.8
2008 31.5 32.9 30.0