Abstract
This paper investigates the evolution of job tenure for the time period 2002 to 2012 using micro data from the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS). Overall, the data show a slight increase in average job tenure at the EU level which can be explained by disproportional layoffs of short-tenured workers during the crisis. When controlling for changes in the demographic composition of the workforce, an underlying negative trend in mean tenure becomes visible. Job tenure evolved very differently across the EU before and during the crisis, highlighting the importance of the institutional framework, especially of employment protection legislation.
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