Table 2.  Percent of employed wage and salary workers 25 years and over who had 10 years or more of
   tenure with their current employer by age and sex, selected years, 1996-2008
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
            Age and sex            February  February  February  January   January   January   January 
                                     1996      1998      2000      2002      2004      2006      2008  
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
               TOTAL                                                                                   
                                                                                                       
         25 years and over.......    30.5      30.7      31.5      30.8      30.6      30.0      31.5  
   25 to 29 years................     2.8       2.7       2.5       2.2       2.4       2.4       2.3  
   30 to 34 years................    14.7      14.7      13.9      11.7      10.9      10.6      10.1  
   35 to 39 years................    26.9      27.0      26.1      25.2      23.2      22.8      23.0  
   40 to 44 years................    36.1      35.6      35.8      33.9      32.4      31.8      32.9  
   45 to 49 years................    44.5      42.9      45.2      41.2      42.1      39.9      40.2  
   50 to 54 years................    50.4      48.8      48.7      49.4      48.5      46.6      47.7  
   55 to 59 years................    54.0      52.9      53.1      53.3      50.9      50.1      52.4  
   60 to 64 years................    51.5      54.4      53.0      50.5      49.7      48.4      53.6  
   65 years and over.............    47.4      45.0      49.8      48.0      48.7      48.5      56.3  
                                                                                                       
                Men                                                                                    
                                                                                                       
         25 years and over.......    33.1      32.7      33.4      32.6      32.4      31.1      32.9  
   25 to 29 years................     3.3       3.1       3.0       2.6       2.7       2.6       2.4  
   30 to 34 years................    15.6      15.3      15.1      13.0      11.9      11.6      11.3  
   35 to 39 years................    30.5      29.7      29.4      27.2      24.9      24.7      25.4  
   40 to 44 years................    41.7      39.1      40.2      37.4      36.2      34.8      35.8  
   45 to 49 years................    50.8      47.4      49.0      45.4      48.1      42.9      43.5  
   50 to 54 years................    54.9      52.8      51.6      54.0      53.0      49.7      50.4  
   55 to 59 years................    55.7      56.5      53.7      56.5      53.4      51.0      54.9  
   60 to 64 years................    50.4      55.7      52.4      48.4      48.5      48.1      52.4  
   65 years and over.............    47.6      42.3      48.6      46.4      46.8      47.2      58.9  
                                                                                                       
               Women                                                                                   
                                                                                                       
         25 years and over.......    27.6      28.4      29.5      28.8      28.6      28.8      30.0  
   25 to 29 years................     2.2       2.2       1.9       1.8       1.9       2.1       2.1  
   30 to 34 years................    13.6      14.0      12.5      10.2       9.8       9.4       8.7  
   35 to 39 years................    22.9      24.0      22.3      22.9      21.3      20.5      20.3  
   40 to 44 years................    30.4      31.8      31.2      30.2      28.5      28.4      29.9  
   45 to 49 years................    38.1      38.4      41.4      37.0      36.2      36.9      36.7  
   50 to 54 years................    45.8      44.6      45.8      44.8      44.1      43.6      45.0  
   55 to 59 years................    52.1      49.2      52.5      49.9      48.4      49.1      50.0  
   60 to 64 years................    52.7      53.0      53.6      52.6      51.0      48.7      54.8  
   65 years and over.............    47.2      47.7      51.0      49.7      50.7      49.9      53.8  

      NOTE:  Data for 1996 and 1998 are based on population controls from the 1990 census.  Data
   beginning in 2000 reflect the introduction of Census 2000 population controls and are not strictly
   comparable with data for prior years.  In addition, data for 2004 forward reflect updated population
   controls introduced annually with the release of January data.