Average Job Tenure: Goods-producing sector, Alberta (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Goods-producing sector population in Alberta, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Goods-producing sector · Alberta, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
It sits 9% above Alberta's all-industries figure of 94.5 months. Across the sectors reported for Alberta, average job tenure runs from 49.7 months in accommodation and food services to 207.9 months in agriculture. Across provinces, Alberta ranks 9th of 10 for goods-producing sector average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 8% below the Canada-wide figure of 111.3 months. The range runs from 96.5 months in British Columbia to 138.9 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 Goods-producing sector compares in Alberta, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Alberta, average job tenure in the goods-producing sector was 102.9 months, per Statistics Canada. This is a population-wide average for the sector in the province, not a measure of one company's retention performance, and it says nothing about what any given employer should expect. Compare it against your own tenure distribution and the reasons people give when they leave. Gallup puts the stakes plainly: "The cost of replacing an individual employee can range from one-half to two times the employee's annual salary -- and that's a conservative estimate."
Average job tenure: Goods-producing sector vs regional average
| Measure | Goods-producing sector | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 102.9 months | 100 months |