America's Young Adults at 24: School Enrollment, Training, and Employment Transitions Between Ages 23 and 24 Summary [NLSY97 Round 13]

February 09, 2012

A study of 24 year-olds reveals that men averaged 5.1 jobs and women 5.6 jobs from ages 18 to 24. High school dropouts were employed 55% of weeks compared to 75% for high school graduates. Seven percent of male high school graduates who never attended college were in the military at age 24. More...
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Number of Jobs Held, Labor Market Activity, and Earnings Growth Among the Youngest Baby Boomers: Results From A Longitudinal Survey [NLSY79 Round 23]

September 10, 2010

The average person born in the latter years of the baby boom (1957 to 1964) held 11 jobs from ages 18 to 44, with most of these jobs held from ages 18 to 27. In general, workers with higher levels of education spent a larger percentage of weeks employed and experienced more rapid growth in real earnings. More...
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