Table 1. Number of jobs held by individuals from age 18 to age 50 in 1978-2014 by         
educational attainment, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and age                  
                                                                                          
                                          Average number of jobs for individuals ages 18 to 50
                                                              in 1978-2014                
                                                                                          
         Characteristic                                                                   
                                                     Ages 18  Ages 25  Ages 35    Ages 45 
                                         Total (1)   to 24(2)  to 34    to 44     to 50(3)
                                                                                          
Total .................................     11.9        5.5      4.5      2.9       1.7   
 Less than a high school diploma ......     11.5        4.8      4.5      2.8       1.3   
 High school graduates, no college (4).     11.5        5.1      4.4      3.0       1.7   
 Some college or associate degree .....     12.4        5.6      4.6      3.0       1.8   
 Bachelor's degree and higher (5) .....     12.0        6.2      4.4      2.8       1.8   
                                                                                          
Men ...................................     12.1        5.7      4.7      2.9       1.7   
 Less than a high school diploma ......     13.1        5.8      5.3      3.0       1.4   
 High school graduates, no college (4).     12.1        5.6      4.8      3.0       1.7   
 Some college or associate degree .....     12.6        5.8      4.7      3.0       1.8   
 Bachelor's degree and higher (5) .....     11.4        5.8      4.3      2.9       1.8   
                                                                                          
Women .................................     11.6        5.3      4.2      2.9       1.7   
 Less than a high school diploma ......      9.3        3.5      3.5      2.4       1.2   
 High school graduates, no college (4).     10.9        4.6      4.0      3.0       1.6   
 Some college or associate degree .....     12.2        5.5      4.5      3.1       1.8   
 Bachelor's degree and higher (5) .....     12.7        6.5      4.5      2.8       1.9   
                                                                                          
White non-Hispanic ....................     11.9        5.7      4.4      2.9       1.7   
 Less than a high school diploma ......     12.3        5.3      4.8      2.8       1.3   
 High school graduates, no college (4).     11.6        5.4      4.4      2.9       1.7   
 Some college or associate degree .....     12.3        5.8      4.6      2.9       1.8   
 Bachelor's degree and higher (5) .....     12.0        6.2      4.4      2.8       1.8   
                                                                                          
Black non-Hispanic ....................     11.5        4.6      4.6      3.2       1.7   
 Less than a high school diploma ......      9.6        3.6      4.0      2.5       1.2   
 High school graduates, no college (4).     11.3        4.4      4.6      3.1       1.6   
 Some college or associate degree .....     12.4        5.0      4.8      3.5       1.9   
 Bachelor's degree and higher (5) .....     12.3        5.6      4.6      3.1       2.1   
                                                                                          
Hispanic or Latino ....................     11.6        4.9      4.3      3.0       1.7   
 Less than a high school diploma ......     11.3        4.4      4.3      2.9       1.5   
 High school graduates, no college (4).     11.2        4.9      4.2      3.0       1.7   
 Some college or associate degree .....     12.6        5.2      4.6      3.2       1.9   
 Bachelor's degree and higher (5) .....     11.2        5.3      4.4      2.8       1.7   
                                                                                          
   (1)  Jobs that were held in more than one of the age categories were counted in each
appropriate column, but only once in   the total column.  The total excludes individuals
who turned age 18 before January 1, 1978, or who had not yet turned age 51 when
interviewed in 2014-15.
   (2)  This category excludes individuals who turned age 18 before January 1, 1978.
   (3)  This category excludes individuals who had not yet turned age 51 when interviewed
in 2014-15.
   (4)  Includes individuals with a high school diploma or equivalent.
   (5)  Includes individuals with bachelor's, master's, professional, or doctoral degrees.
NOTE: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 consists of men and women who were
born in the years 1957-64 and were ages 14 to 22 when first interviewed in 1979. These
individuals were ages 49 to 58 in 2014-15. Educational attainment is defined as of the
2014-15 survey. 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.