Average Job Tenure: Manufacturing, Nova Scotia (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Manufacturing population in Nova Scotia, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Manufacturing · Nova Scotia, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Nova Scotia, manufacturing ranks 7th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 7% above Nova Scotia's all-industries figure of 108.4 months. Across the sectors reported for Nova Scotia, average job tenure runs from 66.8 months in accommodation and food services to 172.2 months in forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas. Across provinces, Nova Scotia ranks 3rd of 10 for manufacturing average job tenure, above the middle. It is level with 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 Nova Scotia, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
For 2025, average job tenure in Manufacturing in Nova Scotia was 116.3 months, per Statistics Canada. This is a descriptive population benchmark for the industry in that province, not a judgment on how well a particular employer retains people. Compare it with your own tenure and exit data before deciding whether you have a retention problem worth solving. Gallup estimates that replacing an individual employee costs one-half to two times that employee's annual salary.
Average job tenure: Manufacturing vs regional average
| Measure | Manufacturing | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 116.3 months | 113.2 months |