The bar chart compares the average number of years that people aged 25-34 and 35-45 stayed in a single job in Europe and the USA in 1985 and 2015.
Overall, Europeans tended to stay longer in one job compared to Americans, and older workers in both regions generally had longer job tenure than the younger group. However, in most cases, the average duration decreased slightly between 1985 and 2015.
In Europe, people aged 35-45 had the longest job tenure, about 7 years in 1985. By 2015, this fell slightly to around 6 years. The younger age group (25-34) worked in one job for about 5 years in 1985, which also dropped to roughly 4 years after thirty years.
A similar pattern is seen in the USA, but with shorter durations. In 1985, American workers aged 35-45 stayed about 6 years in one job, compared to only 4 years among those aged 25-34. By 2015, the figures declined to around 5 years for the older group and 3 years for the younger group.
