Average Job Tenure: Business, building and other support services, Nova Scotia

Verified average job tenure for the selected Business, building and other support services population in Nova Scotia, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).

Average job tenure

Business, building and other support services · Nova Scotia, Canada

93.6 monthsmonths, 2025-annual

Source: Statistics Canada

Where this sits

In Nova Scotia, business, building and other support services ranks 15th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 14% below Nova Scotia's all-industries figure of 108.4 months. Across the sectors reported for Nova Scotia, average job tenure runs from 66.8 months in accommodation and food services to 172.2 months in forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas. Across provinces, Nova Scotia ranks 1st of 10 for business, building and other support services average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 10% above the Canada-wide figure of 84.9 months. The range runs from 65.4 months in Manitoba to 93.6 months in Nova Scotia.

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 Business, building and other support services compares in Nova Scotia, Canada

Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.

  • Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Business, building and other support services
  • Accommodation and food services

What this means

In Nova Scotia, average job tenure in business, building and other support services was 93.6 months, according to Statistics Canada. That reflects the industry's whole workforce in the province — a population-level benchmark rather than an evaluation of any single employer. Pair it with your own tenure records and exit data before drawing conclusions about how your organization is doing.

Average job tenure: Business, building and other support services vs regional average

Average job tenure in Nova Scotia, Canada, 2025-annual. Source: Statistics Canada.
MeasureBusiness, building and other support servicesRegional average
Average job tenure93.6 months113.2 months