Average Job Tenure: Manufacturing, Quebec (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Manufacturing population in Quebec, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Manufacturing · Quebec, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Quebec, manufacturing ranks 5th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 15% above Quebec's all-industries figure of 101.2 months. Across the sectors reported for Quebec, average job tenure runs from 48 months in accommodation and food services to 192 months in agriculture. Across provinces, Quebec ranks 4th 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 Quebec, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
Statistics Canada reports average job tenure in Manufacturing in Quebec at 116.1 months for 2025. As a descriptive population benchmark, it sets context for the industry in that province rather than measuring one employer's retention performance. Compare it against your own tenure data and what your exit conversations reveal. Gallup's figure of one-half to two times annual salary to replace a departing worker gives you a way to price what is at stake.
Average job tenure: Manufacturing vs regional average
| Measure | Manufacturing | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 116.1 months | 106.8 months |