Average Job Tenure: Other services (except public administration), Quebec
Verified average job tenure for the selected Other services (except public administration) population in Quebec, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Other services (except public administration) · Quebec, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Quebec, other services (except public administration) ranks 6th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 11% 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 2nd of 10 for other services (except public administration) average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 16% above the Canada-wide figure of 96.9 months. The range runs from 78.2 months in British Columbia to 120.7 months in New Brunswick.
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 Other services (except public administration) compares in Quebec, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Quebec, average job tenure in other services (except public administration) was 112.0 months in 2025, per Statistics Canada. The figure describes the industry across the whole province and does not measure how any single employer performs at keeping people. Read it next to your internal tenure data and the reasons your own employees cite when they resign. SHRM's estimate that replacement costs run 50% to 200% of annual salary, depending on level, shows what those departures are worth.
Average job tenure: Other services (except public administration) vs regional average
| Measure | Other services (except public administration) | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 112 months | 106.8 months |