Average Job Tenure: Construction, Quebec (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Construction population in Quebec, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Construction · Quebec, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Quebec, construction ranks 13th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 13% below Quebec's all-industries figure of 101.2 months. Across the sectors reported for Quebec, average job tenure runs from 48 months in accommodation and food services to 192 months in agriculture. Across provinces, Quebec ranks 8th of 10 for construction average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 5% below the Canada-wide figure of 93 months. The range runs from 84.5 months in Alberta to 107.3 months in Prince Edward Island.
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 Construction compares in Quebec, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Construction in Quebec, Statistics Canada reports average job tenure of 88.3 months for 2025. That's a descriptive picture of the provincial workforce, not a benchmark any one company passes or fails. Measure the same thing inside your organization and pair it with your exit data, so you can see which roles, sites, or tenure bands are actually driving departures.
Average job tenure: Construction vs regional average
| Measure | Construction | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 88.3 months | 106.8 months |