The bar chart illustrates the average number of years individuals in two age groups (25-34 and 35-45) remained in a single job in Europe and the USA in 1985 and 2015. The data highlights differences between regions and age groups over the two time periods.
Overall, job tenure decreased across all categories from 1985 to 2015, with younger workers in both regions experiencing shorter employment durations compared to their older counterparts.
In 1985, European employees aged 25-34 stayed in a job for an average of 5 years, while those in the 35-45 age group remained for 7 years. By 2015, these figures had declined to 4 years and 6 years, respectively. A similar trend was observed in the USA, where the job tenure for the younger group fell from 4 years in 1985 to 3 years in 2015, whereas the older age group saw a decrease from 6 years to 5 years.
Although the pattern was consistent across all groups, European workers generally had longer job tenures than their American counterparts in both years. The most significant difference was seen in the 35-45 age group, where Europeans worked, on average, one year longer than their American peers in both 1985 and 2015.