Job tenure in Western Europe, 1993-2021: decline or stability?
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The empirical literature is divided on whether job tenure has declined or remained stable in Europe in recent decades. We argue that three analytical decisions explain the lack of consensus: whether researchers focus on men or women, whether they control for changes in labour market composition and whether the period under study is marked by a recession or a boom. We show the influence of these three decisions by analysing change in job tenure for France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK using two leading surveys: the European Labour Force Survey 1993-2021 and the European Working Conditions Survey 1995-2021. The results show that the share of workers remaining with the same employer for ten years or more was stable at around 50%. Similarly, the average job tenure remained constant over time – at about 11 years – between 1993 and 2021. Trends in |
Année de publication |
2024
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Journal |
LIVES Working papers
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105
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1
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Nombre de pages |
28
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Date de publication |
10/2024
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Numéro ISSN |
2296-1658
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http://dx.doi.org/10.12682/lives.2296-1658.2024.105
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DOI |
10.12682/lives.2296-1658.2024.105
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