California's public safety employees by tenure groups

Chart 2 I Share of California state and local government public safety employees age 20 or older, by years with current employer, 1983–2024.

Chart: Reason Foundation's Pension Integrity ProjectSource: Author’s calculations from IPUMS CPS Job Tenure and Occupational Mobility Supplement microdata, weighted using JTSUPPWT. Sample limited to California state and local government wage-and-salary workers age 20 or older in public safety occupations with valid tenure responses. Tenure refers to years with current employer, not total career experience.