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Job tenure by country (economist.com)
12 points by axiom on Oct 11, 2007 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



Does that include public sector workers? If so, countries with a large public sector will show long average tenures even if the rest of the economy is based on hire and fire principles.


Americans, do you consider this a strength or a weakness of your economy?


A huge strength. A ability to leave a job easily, or to be fired easily, is also the ability to get a job easily.

Closed systems don't allow for mobility. Guaranteed employment, from a company's perspective, adds huge barriers to hiring.

In high tech, this is doubly true.




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