Average Job Tenure: Agriculture, Newfoundland and Labrador
Verified average job tenure for the selected Agriculture population in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Agriculture · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Newfoundland and Labrador, agriculture ranks 15th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 27% below Newfoundland and Labrador's all-industries figure of 111.3 months. Across the sectors reported for Newfoundland and Labrador, average job tenure runs from 50.3 months in accommodation and food services to 155.4 months in educational services. Across provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador ranks 10th of 10 for agriculture average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 57% below the Canada-wide figure of 189.2 months. The range runs from 81.4 months in Newfoundland and Labrador to 250.3 months in Saskatchewan.
Average tenure describes the people who are still there, not the ones who left. A sector can hold long-serving staff and still lose newcomers quickly, so read it next to your own first-year exits, not instead of them.
Take every current employee's months since their start date and average them. Most HR systems report this directly.
How Agriculture compares in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
Statistics Canada reports average job tenure in Agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador at 81.4 months for 2025. This is a descriptive benchmark for the sector's working population in the province, not a grade on any single employer's retention efforts. Use it as context alongside your own tenure records and what departing employees tell you on the way out. The Work Institute estimates turnover costs ranging from 33% up to 200% of the departing employee's annual salary.
Average job tenure: Agriculture vs regional average
| Measure | Agriculture | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 81.4 months | 110.8 months |