Average Job Tenure: Health care and social assistance, Newfoundland and Labrador
Verified average job tenure for the selected Health care and social assistance population in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Health care and social assistance · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Newfoundland and Labrador, health care and social assistance ranks 8th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 3% above 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 1st of 10 for health care and social assistance average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 11% above the Canada-wide figure of 103.2 months. The range runs from 97.7 months in Prince Edward Island to 114.8 months in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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 Health care and social assistance compares in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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What this means
In Newfoundland and Labrador, average job tenure in health care and social assistance reached 114.8 months in 2025, per Statistics Canada. That reflects the sector's workforce across the province as a whole and should not be read as a verdict on any one employer's retention performance. Set it beside your own tenure records and exit data to see what is actually driving movement in your organization. The Work Institute reports "the estimated costs of employee turnover ranging from 33% up to 200% of the departing employee's salary."
Average job tenure: Health care and social assistance vs regional average
| Measure | Health care and social assistance | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 114.8 months | 110.8 months |