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Using longitudinal data on earnings and employment over a 28-year period, this paper provides summary information on the employment histories of individuals who were aged 33 to 38 in 1983 and aged 60 to 65 in 2010. The longest observed duration of employment is used as an organizing framework, with summary measures presented on indicators such as years of employment, job turnover, annual and cumulative earnings, permanent and temporary layoffs, and years of pensionable service. Cohort members are loosely categorized as ‘marginally attached workers’, ‘mobile workers’, or ‘long-term-job holders’ according to their employment characteristics, with about one-tenth, one-quarter, and two-thirds of cohort members in these groups, respectively. Finally, evidence indicates that there has not been any decline in the incidence of long-term employment over time or, conversely, any increase in the frequency of job changes.
Keywords: retirement, life course, employment stability, older workers
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