September 24, 2010

Number of jobs held by baby boomers, 1978–2008

Number of jobs held by individuals from age 18 to age 44 in 1978�2008, by sex, race, ethnicity, and age
Characteristic	Total (Ages 18 to 44) (1)	Ages 18 to 22	Ages 23 to 27	Ages 28 to 32	Ages 33 to 38	Ages 39 to 44
Total	11.0	4.4	3.2	2.6	2.4	2.0
Men	11.4	4.5	3.4	2.8	2.5	2.0
Women	10.7	4.2	3.1	2.4	2.4	2.0
White non-Hispanic	11.1	4.6	3.3	2.6	2.4	2.0
Black non-Hispanic	10.7	3.5	3.1	2.7	2.5	2.1
Hispanic or Latino	10.7	4.0	3.0	2.5	2.4	2.1
Footnotes: (1) Jobs that were held in more than one of the age categories were counted in each appropriate category, but only once in the total column.

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