Median tenure among California public safety employees has risen

Chart 1 I Median years with the current employer among California and nationwide state and local government public safety employees age 20 or older, 1983–2024.

Chart: Reason Foundation's Pension Integrity ProjectSource: Author’s calculations from IPUMS Current Population Survey Job Tenure and Occupational Mobility Supplement microdata, weighted using JTSUPPWT. Sample limited to state and local government wage-and-salary workers age 20 or older in selected public safety occupations with valid tenure responses. Tenure measures years with the current employer, not total career experience. California estimates are based on modest samples and may be volatile across survey years.