The term employee tenure is used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to describe the amount of time wage and salary workers have been with their current employer.
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U.S. median years of tenure with current employer for workers 2024, by education
As of January 2024, the median number of years (tenure) that high school graduate wage and salary workers in the United States had been with their current employer was *** years. The workers with a doctoral or professional degree had a median tenure of *** years with their current employer. Employee tenure is a measure of how long wage and salary workers have been with their current employer. Data on employee tenure can be used as a gauge of employment security, where an increase in tenure means improving security, and a decrease in tenure shows deteriorating security.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 26, 2024). Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States in January 2024, by education [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1215524/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States in January 2024, by education." Chart. September 26, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1215524/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States in January 2024, by education. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1215524/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Years of Tenure with Current Employer for Employed Wage and Salary Workers in The United States in January 2024, by Education." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Sep 2024, /statistics/1215524/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States in January 2024, by education ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1215524/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure-education/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States in January 2024, by education [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1215524/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure-education/
