On Average, Boomers Have Held More Than a Dozen Jobs

A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey found young baby boomers born between 1957 and 1964 have held more than 12 jobs on average during their working lives, reports Considerable . Most of the 9,964 polled boomers' job-switching occurred early in their careers, and they held an average 5.7 jobs from ages 18 to 24. Job numbers also varied with age, education, and ethnicity. Over 33 percent of respondents said they spent less than a year at a job they started between the ages of 25 and 34, while 66 percent reported changing jobs in less than five years during that period. "Women, African-Americans, and Latinx boomers" each spent longer average periods of unemployment compared to white males with bachelor's degrees, the publication adds.