• The median tenure for workers was 5.1 years in 2008, up only slightly from 5 years in 1983.
  • The median tenure for male workers fell to 5.2 years in 2008, while female workers' tenure increased to 4.9 years.
  • Private workers' median tenure was 3.9 years in 2008; public workers' tenure increased from 6 years in 1983 to 7 years in 2008.

Source: EBRI

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