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.
03/31/2015
The average person born in the latter years of the baby boom (1957-1964) held
11.7 jobs from ages 18 to 48, with nearly half of these jobs held from ages
18 to 24.
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03/26/2014
A longitudinal study of 27 year-olds reveals that men averaged 6.0 jobs and women
6.3 jobs from ages 18 to 26. High school dropouts were employed 54 percent of weeks
compared to 71 percent of weeks for high school graduates.
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Archived
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Average number of jobs started by individuals from age 18 to age 46 by age and sex (PDF 5K)
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Distribution of number of jobs held by individuals from age 18 to age 46 in 1978-2010 by educational attainment, sex, race, Hispanic ethnicity, and age (PDF 5K)
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Number of unemployment spells experienced by individuals from age 18 to age 46 in 1978-2010 by age, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (PDF 5K)
Number of unemployment spells experienced by individuals from age 18 to age 46 in 1978-2010 by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (PDF 5K)
General publications
- NLS Handbook (2005)
- "NLS News" Newsletter --This quarterly newsletter includes information about new data releases, error notices, completed NLS research and other information of interest to researchers.
Technical Manuals at NLSinfo.org
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