At a Glance | March 2, 2023 Employee Tenure Remains Steady — a Deeper Look Reveals Trends ON THE JOB Median Tenure by Gender and Age — 2010 2022 The median tenure of employees ages 25 and up has stayed at approximately five years. Median Employee Tenure (Ages 25 and Up) The median male tenure has remained just above that 5.3 5.2 5.1 of females going back to 2010. Male Tenure 5.1 5.0 Female Tenure 4.7 Ages 55–64 2 0 10 2 0 16 2 02 2 10.4 10.2 10.0 Ages 45–54 10.0 9.7 8.5 8.4 7.5 9.5 Ages 25–34 Ages 35–44 7.5 7.1 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.5 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.7 2 0 10 2 0 16 2 02 2 2 0 10 2 0 16 2 02 2 2 0 10 2 0 16 2 02 2 2 0 10 2 0 16 2 02 2 CHANGE IN DISTRIBUTION Employee Tenure Distribution, Ages 20 or Older 2010—2022 The tenure distribution of 5–19 Years employees ages 20 or older was Tenure 40.1% relatively stable, with the biggest Distribution 38.8% 1 Year or Less >1–4 Years 37.4% change occurring among workers with one year or less of tenure. 31.6% 29.7% 29.1% At the same time, the percentage 22.3% of those with the longest tenures 20.9% 17.4% 20 or More Years has remained steady. Since the onset of the pandemic, the 10.9% 10.6% 11.2% share with the middle levels of tenure (5–19 years) showed the largest decrease. 2 0 10 2 0 16 2 02 2 2 0 10 2 0 16 2 02 2 2 0 10 2 0 16 2 02 2 2 0 10 2 0 16 2 02 2 SOURCES: Copeland, Craig, “Trends in Employee Tenure, 1983–2022,” EBRI Issue Brief, no. 578 (January 19, 2023). © 2023 EBRI This report is copyrighted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). You may copy, print, or download this report solely for personal and noncommercial use, provided that all hard copies retain any and all copyright and other applicable notices contained therein, and you may cite or quote small portions of the report provided that you do so verbatim and with proper citation. Any use beyond the scope of the foregoing requires EBRI’s prior express permission. For permissions, please contact EBRI at permissions@ebri.org.