Divergent U.S. job-tenure patterns: Greater job continuity for married moms masks general trend toward shorter-term employment
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 04:32
in Psychology & Sociology
Have American jobs become less stable? Do workers change employers more frequently than in the past? Many Americans would probably say the answer to these questions is an obvious yes. Yet, for the past few decades researchers looking at the data haven’t been so sure: average job tenure (the number of years working for the same employer) has been surprisingly stable over time. In a new study, sociologists solve this puzzle.