Average Job Tenure: Manufacturing, Canada (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Manufacturing population in Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Where this sits
In Canada, manufacturing ranks 5th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 16% above Canada's all-industries figure of 100.3 months. Across the sectors reported for Canada, average job tenure runs from 56.5 months in accommodation and food services to 189.2 months in agriculture.
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 Manufacturing compares in Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In 2025, average job tenure in Manufacturing in Canada was 116.4 months, according to Statistics Canada. That figure describes the workforce across the whole industry, so it is a descriptive population benchmark rather than a report card on how well any single employer holds onto its people. Read it alongside your own tenure distribution and exit interview data to see where your organization actually stands. Retention work has real money behind it: Gallup puts the cost of replacing an employee at one-half to two times that person's annual salary.
Average job tenure: Manufacturing vs regional average
| Measure | Manufacturing | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 116.4 months | 106.1 months |