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TABLE 3.1
Changes in Job Retention Rates
Changes in 4-years retention rates 4-year retention rates
Rate Comparisons
Change in 10-year retention rates
Changes in 8-year retention rates
83–87
87–91
91–95
83–87
87–91
87–91
91–95
83–87
91–95
73–83 to 81–91
83–91 to 87–95
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
All workers
.539
.536
.544
-.002
.008*
.005
-.001
-.021*
Tenure groups
0 to < 2 years
.329
.346
.391
.016*
.045*
.061*
-.004
.031*
2 to < 9 years
.586
.548
.564
.-038*
.016*
-.021*
.012*
-.052*
9 to < 15 years
.827
.816
.748
-.010
-.069*
-.079*
.063*
-.047*
15 or more years
.630
.702
.633
.072*
-.070*
.003
-.043*
-.020*
Age groups
16–24
.305
.281
.292
-.025*
.011
-.014
.040*
-.030*
25–39
.585
.577
.573
-.009
-.004
-.012*
-.005
-.037*
40–54
.686
.683
.674
-.004
-.009
-.012
-.044*
-.029*
55 and over
.469
.468
.451
-.000
-.018
-.018
-.005
.005
Estimates are adjusted for heaping of tenure responses at multiples of 5 and 10 years, rounding, changes in tenure questions, and the business cycle.
Estimated changes statistically significant at the 5-percent level are indicated with an asterisk.
SOURCE: Diebold et al., (1996, 1997) and Neumark et al., (1997).
