Table 2.  Percent of employed wage and salary workers 25 years and over who had 10 years or more of tenure
with their current employer by age and sex, selected years, 1996-2010
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
         Age and sex            February  February  February  January   January   January   January   January 
                                  1996      1998      2000      2002      2004      2006      2008      2010  
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
            TOTAL                                                                                             
                                                                                                              
      25 years and over.......    30.5      30.7      31.5      30.8      30.6      30.0      31.5      33.1  
25 to 29 years................     2.8       2.7       2.5       2.2       2.4       2.4       2.3       2.3  
30 to 34 years................    14.7      14.7      13.9      11.7      10.9      10.6      10.1      12.8  
35 to 39 years................    26.9      27.0      26.1      25.2      23.2      22.8      23.0      25.7  
40 to 44 years................    36.1      35.6      35.8      33.9      32.4      31.8      32.9      35.3  
45 to 49 years................    44.5      42.9      45.2      41.2      42.1      39.9      40.2      40.8  
50 to 54 years................    50.4      48.8      48.7      49.4      48.5      46.6      47.7      48.9  
55 to 59 years................    54.0      52.9      53.1      53.3      50.9      50.1      52.4      52.4  
60 to 64 years................    51.5      54.4      53.0      50.5      49.7      48.4      53.6      54.5  
65 years and over.............    47.4      45.0      49.8      48.0      48.7      48.5      56.3      53.1  
                                                                                                              
             Men                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
      25 years and over.......    33.1      32.7      33.4      32.6      32.4      31.1      32.9      34.3  
25 to 29 years................     3.3       3.1       3.0       2.6       2.7       2.6       2.4       3.1  
30 to 34 years................    15.6      15.3      15.1      13.0      11.9      11.6      11.3      14.3  
35 to 39 years................    30.5      29.7      29.4      27.2      24.9      24.7      25.4      27.2  
40 to 44 years................    41.7      39.1      40.2      37.4      36.2      34.8      35.8      37.5  
45 to 49 years................    50.8      47.4      49.0      45.4      48.1      42.9      43.5      43.7  
50 to 54 years................    54.9      52.8      51.6      54.0      53.0      49.7      50.4      51.3  
55 to 59 years................    55.7      56.5      53.7      56.5      53.4      51.0      54.9      53.6  
60 to 64 years................    50.4      55.7      52.4      48.4      48.5      48.1      52.4      56.8  
65 years and over.............    47.6      42.3      48.6      46.4      46.8      47.2      58.9      51.9  
                                                                                                              
            Women                                                                                             
                                                                                                              
      25 years and over.......    27.6      28.4      29.5      28.8      28.6      28.8      30.0      31.9  
25 to 29 years................     2.2       2.2       1.9       1.8       1.9       2.1       2.1       1.6  
30 to 34 years................    13.6      14.0      12.5      10.2       9.8       9.4       8.7      11.1  
35 to 39 years................    22.9      24.0      22.3      22.9      21.3      20.5      20.3      24.0  
40 to 44 years................    30.4      31.8      31.2      30.2      28.5      28.4      29.9      32.9  
45 to 49 years................    38.1      38.4      41.4      37.0      36.2      36.9      36.7      38.0  
50 to 54 years................    45.8      44.6      45.8      44.8      44.1      43.6      45.0      46.5  
55 to 59 years................    52.1      49.2      52.5      49.9      48.4      49.1      50.0      51.2  
60 to 64 years................    52.7      53.0      53.6      52.6      51.0      48.7      54.8      52.2  
65 years and over.............    47.2      47.7      51.0      49.7      50.7      49.9      53.8      54.3