Age Demographics for Industry Workforces. Employment survey data indicates groups of public sector workers tend to be older than the workforce as a whole. In 2012, the median age for all workers employed nationwide was 42.3 years. The following data shows 2012 annual estimates of ages for employed persons, by industry.
guest2 Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:46 pm GMT. Average native speakers (and even unaverage) know nowhere near 60,000 words in English or any other language. The most careful studies show that even university-educated speakers top out at about 20,000 base words--and that's receptive, not active. For example, see the following study, which shows the average for university-educated speakers at about 17,000 base words:
Between 80,000 and 89,999 words is a good range you should be aiming for. This is a 100% safe range for literary, mainstream, womenâs, romance, mystery, suspense, thriller and horror. Anything in this word count wonât scare off any agent anywhere. Now, speaking broadly, you can have as few as 71,000 words and as many as 109,000 words. That is the total range. When it dips below 80K, it might be perceived as too shortânot giving the reader enough. It seems as though going over 100K is all right, but not by much.