Average Job Tenure: Manufacturing, Ontario (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Manufacturing population in Ontario, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Manufacturing · Ontario, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Ontario, manufacturing ranks 5th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 19% above Ontario's all-industries figure of 101.9 months. Across the sectors reported for Ontario, average job tenure runs from 63.9 months in accommodation and food services to 176.9 months in agriculture. Across provinces, Ontario ranks 2nd of 10 for manufacturing average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 4% 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 Ontario, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
Statistics Canada puts average job tenure in Manufacturing in Ontario at 121.5 months for 2025. It reflects the industry's workforce across the province and is not a measure of any single employer's retention performance. Your own tenure records and exit interview data are the better test of how your organization is doing. SHRM estimates that replacing an employee can cost 50% to 200% of that employee's annual salary, depending on their level, which is what makes the comparison worth running.
Average job tenure: Manufacturing vs regional average
| Measure | Manufacturing | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 121.5 months | 107.3 months |