Abstract
We propose a new methodology to measure worker mobility across occupations and jobs
in the US, building on the limited longitudinal dimension of monthly CPS data. For the
period 1979–2006, we find that about 3.5% of male workers employed in two consecutive
months report different three-digit occupations. This rate is procyclical, mildly rising in the
1980s and falling after 1995. We also revise upward current estimates of aggregate job-tojob
mobility since 1994, from 2.7% to 3.2% of employment per month. Despite extreme
similarity of average levels and time-series behavior, occupational and job mobility are only
weakly correlated.
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