Average Job Tenure: Manufacturing, Alberta (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Manufacturing population in Alberta, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Manufacturing · Alberta, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Alberta, manufacturing ranks 6th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 10% 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 manufacturing average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 10% below the Canada-wide figure of 116.4 months. The range runs from 101.4 months in Prince Edward Island to 137.2 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 Manufacturing compares in Alberta, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
Statistics Canada reports average job tenure in Manufacturing in Alberta at 104.2 months for 2025. This is an industry-wide population figure, not a measure of one employer's retention performance, and it says nothing about whether a particular plant or firm is doing well or badly. Compare it with your own tenure records and the reasons people give when they leave. SHRM estimates that replacing an employee can cost between 50% and 200% of that employee's annual salary, depending on their level.
Average job tenure: Manufacturing vs regional average
| Measure | Manufacturing | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 104.2 months | 100 months |