Average Job Tenure: Goods-producing sector, British Columbia
Verified average job tenure for the selected Goods-producing sector population in British Columbia, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Goods-producing sector · British Columbia, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
It sits 2% above British Columbia's all-industries figure of 94.5 months. Across the sectors reported for British Columbia, average job tenure runs from 56.6 months in accommodation and food services to 130.7 months in agriculture. Across provinces, British Columbia ranks 10th of 10 for goods-producing sector average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 13% 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 British Columbia, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
Statistics Canada reports average job tenure in British Columbia's goods-producing sector at 96.5 months. Treat this as a descriptive picture of the provincial labor pool in that sector, not as a verdict on any one employer's retention work. Your own tenure figures and exit data are the comparison that matters, and they are the only ones that reflect your jobs, your pay, and your managers.
Average job tenure: Goods-producing sector vs regional average
| Measure | Goods-producing sector | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 96.5 months | 97.6 months |