Are Careers Still Stable and Life-long? Stability and Heterogeneity of Employment Histories in the United States, 1967-2005

Reiping Huang
Department of Sociology, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota

This project investigates the trends of employment histories in the U.S.
over the past four decades. It aims to answer two research questions:

1. Are employment histories in the US becoming increasingly unstable and heterogeneous?
2. Are there differences in the trends of employment histories with regard to gender and occupation?
   

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