The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) are a set of surveys designed to gather information at multiple points in time on the labor market activities and other significant life events of several groups of men and women. For more than 4 decades, NLS data have served as an important tool for economists, sociologists, and other researchers.
04/17/2018
Americans born in the early 1980s held an average of 7.8 jobs from ages 18 through 30.
Over half of these jobs were held between the ages of 18 and 22. Individuals were
employed for an average of 74 percent of weeks from ages 18 to 30.
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08/24/2017
Individuals born in the latter years of the baby boom held an average of 11.9 jobs from age 18 to age 50,
with nearly half of these jobs held from ages 18 to 24.
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Data from NLSY79 Round 26 News Release
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Most-Requested NLS Tables
NUMBER OF JOBS HELD
- NLSY79: 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
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NLSY97: Number of jobs held by individuals from age 18 through age 30 in 1998-2015 by educational attainment, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and age
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DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH A SINGLE EMPLOYER
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NLSY79: Duration of employment relationships with a single employer for all jobs started from age 18 to age 50 in 1978-2014 by age at start of job, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
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NLSY97: Duration of employment relationship with a single employer for all jobs started from age 18 through age 30 in 1998-2015 by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
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General publications
- NLS Handbook (2005)
- "NLS News" Newsletter --This quarterly newsletter included information about new data releases, error notices, completed NLS research and other information of interest to researchers. It has been discontinued and its information can now be obtained on NLSinfo.org
Technical Manuals at NLSinfo.org
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