Table 4
Characteristics of working lives by observed duration of longest job — Men
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| Duration of longest job observed | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 years | 6 to 11 years | 12 to 18 years | 19 to 24 years | 25 to 28 years | ||
| Average number of years with earnings >= $1,000 | 8.7 | 20.4 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 22.3 |
| Average number of years with T4 earnings >=$1,000 | 8.4 | 19.0 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 20.6 |
| Average duration of longest job observed (number of years) | 3.3 | 8.7 | 14.9 | 21.5 | 27.1 | 16.0 |
| Percent of longest job spells left-hand censored, 1983 | 25.6 | 22.9 | 36.8 | 55.5 | 85.4 | 45.8 |
| Percent of longest job spells potentially left-hand censored, 1984 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| Percent of longest job spells right-hand censored, 2010 | 5.0 | 17.3 | 26.5 | 27.6 | 69.9 | 30.8 |
| Percent of longest job spells potentially right-hand censored, 2009 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 10.5 | 4.4 |
| Percent of longest jobs held at age 50 | 4.7 | 24.8 | 71.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 65.8 |
| Average age first observed in longest job (number) | 42.3 | 44.3 | 41.4 | 37.9 | 35.5 | 40.3 |
| Average age last observed in longest job (number) | 44.6 | 51.9 | 55.3 | 58.4 | 61.6 | 55.3 |
| Average age last received T4 earnings (number) | 48.3 | 57.5 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 60.3 | 57.9 |
| Average age last received T4 earnings or self-employment income (number) | 49.0 | 58.6 | 60.4 | 60.6 | 61.8 | 59.1 |
| Average duration of second-longest job observed (number of years) | 2.5 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Average number of employers | 8.3 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 6.0 |
| Median number of employers | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Percent of longest jobs ended in lay-off, 1983 to 2008 | 17.7 | 13.8 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| Average number of permanent layoffs, 1983 to 2008 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Average number of temporary layoffs, 1983 to 2008 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Percent who experienced no permanent layoffs, 1983 to 2008 | 43.4 | 37.4 | 57.5 | 72.9 | 85.0 | 60.1 |
| Percent who experienced no temporary layoffs,1983 to 2008 | 66.0 | 51.3 | 61.5 | 69.3 | 75.7 | 64.1 |
| Percent who experienced no layoffs, 1983 to 2010 | 39.0 | 29.0 | 44.3 | 57.1 | 67.4 | 47.5 |
| Average number of years received Employment Insurance income | 4.1 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| Cumulative T4 earnings (dollars) | ||||||
| At the 20th percentile | 24,476 | 303,212 | 619,318 | 850,054 | 438,231 | 312,450 |
| At the 50th percentile | 111,214 | 692,263 | 1,111,377 | 1,333,624 | 1,429,767 | 1,030,432 |
| At the 80th percentile | 333,692 | 1,307,924 | 1,722,548 | 1,862,346 | 2,100,509 | 1,724,017 |
| Average annual T4 earnings (conditional on having T4 earnings) (dollars) | ||||||
| At the 20th percentile | 6,664 | 20,568 | 30,473 | 37,817 | 34,088 | 24,100 |
| At the 50th percentile | 16,333 | 36,247 | 48,698 | 55,468 | 56,241 | 46,311 |
| At the 80th percentile | 34,797 | 60,348 | 71,994 | 76,168 | 79,744 | 71,050 |
| Percent workers with no self-employment income, 1983 to 2010 | 62.5 | 44.3 | 48.1 | 55.3 | 50.0 | 50.6 |
| Percent workers with only non-zero net self-employment income, 1983 to 2010 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 2.0 |
| Average number of years with self-employment income | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 4.8 |
| Average number of years of pensionable service under a registered pension plan | 0.7 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 7.2 |
| Percent workers whose longest jobs were held in the public or near-public service | 12.0 | 12.4 | 22.0 | 27.9 | 27.1 | 21.1 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Worker File.
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