Average Job Tenure: Manufacturing, Newfoundland and Labrador
Verified average job tenure for the selected Manufacturing population in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Manufacturing · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Newfoundland and Labrador, manufacturing ranks 3rd of 16 sectors for average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 23% 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 manufacturing average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 18% above 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
Statistics Canada reports average job tenure in Manufacturing in Newfoundland and Labrador at 137.2 months for 2025. Because this describes a whole population of workers, it functions as context, not as a measure of one employer's retention performance. Look at your own tenure distribution and exit data to find out what is actually driving departures in your workforce. The Work Institute estimates the cost of employee turnover ranges from 33% up to 200% of the departing employee's annual salary.
Average job tenure: Manufacturing vs regional average
| Measure | Manufacturing | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 137.2 months | 110.8 months |