Wholesale and retail trade

11 verified benchmarks published for this industry. Each figure links to its own page, where the primary source and period are cited.

Average job tenure

In months, 2025-annual, Statistics Canada.

Across Canada, wholesale and retail trade average job tenure is 88 months, 12% below the all-industries figure of 100.3 months. That ranks 14th of 16 sectors, among the lowest. Across provinces, it runs from 78.9 months in Prince Edward Island to 100.3 months in Nova Scotia.