According to recent statistics, the median number of years a U.S. worker has been in his or her current job is just 4.1, down sharply since the 1970s. The average U.S. worker will have an average of ten to twelve jobs in a lifetime. This decline in average job tenure is bigger than any economic cycle, bigger than any particular industry, bigger than differences in education levels, and bigger than differences in gender.

Possible Preaching Angles: This not only applies to how we approach work and jobs; it also reflects how many of us treat our relationship to Christ, friends, a church community, a spouse, and so forth.

Editor’s Note: This illustration was updated to the latest statistics on 11/04/24