Table 3. Duration of employment relationship with a single employer for all jobs started from age 18 through age 32 in 1998-2017 by age at start of job, educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Table 3. Duration of employment relationship with a single employer for individuals who started from age 18 through age 32 
in 1998-2017 by age at start of job, educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity						


                                                                      
                                                     Cumulative percent distribution of duration of
                                                            completed employment relationships
                                                                                                                     
         Characteristic                                           
                                                 						       Percent 
                                           Less than   Less than   Less than   Less than   Less than   of jobs 
                                           1 year      2 years     3 years     6 years     13 years    ongoing
												       in 2017
												       survey
						
Total, ages 18 to 24 in 1998-2009 .......     57.2	  73.9	      81.5	  90.4	      95.2	   4.5
 Men ....................................     56.9	  73.0	      80.5	  89.3	      94.4	   5.4
 Women ..................................     57.5	  74.7	      82.5	  91.5	      96.1	   3.6
 White, non-Hispanic ....................     56.7	  73.2	      81.0	  89.9	      95.2	   4.5
 Black, non-Hispanic ....................     62.3	  78.2	      84.8	  92.3	      96.1	   3.7
 Hispanic or Latino .....................     54.5	  72.1	      80.0	  89.8	      94.6	   5.3
 Less than a high school diploma ........     65.4	  80.7	      85.9	  92.1	      96.0	   3.6
 High school graduates, no college (1) ..     56.4	  72.7	      79.9	  88.6	      94.5	   5.0
 Some college or associate degree .......     58.3	  74.8	      81.8	  90.5	      95.1	   4.7
 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) .......     55.1	  72.4	      81.4	  91.2	      95.8	   4.1

						
Total, ages 25 to 32 in 2005-2017 .......     37.3	  54.1	      62.5	  72.5	      75.1	  24.9
 Men ....................................     35.5	  52.0	      60.2	  70.0	      72.6	  27.4
 Women ..................................     39.1	  56.3	      64.9	  75.1	      77.6	  22.4
 White, non-Hispanic ....................     36.2	  52.7	      61.2	  71.5	      74.2	  25.8
 Black, non-Hispanic ....................     42.0	  59.3	      67.9	  76.4	      77.8	  22.2
 Hispanic or Latino  ....................     36.9	  54.2	      63.0	  73.2	      75.6	  24.4
 Less than a high school diploma ........     52.9	  70.0	      77.0	  85.1	      86.0	  14.0
 High school graduates, no college (1) ..     40.0	  56.8	      64.9	  74.3	      77.1	  22.9
 Some college or associate degree .......     40.7	  57.9	      66.3	  74.9	      77.3	  22.7
 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) .......     29.0	  45.4	      54.2	  66.7	      69.5	  30.5
						
						
   (1) Includes individuals with a high school diploma or equivalent (General Education Development (GED)) 
credential.						
   (2) Includes individuals with bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees.						
   NOTE: This table excludes individuals who had not yet turned age 33 when interviewed in 2017-18. The National 
Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 consists of young men and women who were ages 12 to 16 on December 31, 1996. Race 
and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity groups are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive. Other race groups, which are 
included in the overall totals, are not shown separately because their representation in the survey sample is not 
sufficiently large to provide statistically reliable estimates. Educational attainment is determined during the month
of the respondent's 33rd birthday.