Average Job Tenure: Public administration, Manitoba (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Public administration population in Manitoba, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Public administration · Manitoba, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Manitoba, public administration ranks 3rd of 16 sectors for average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 32% above Manitoba's all-industries figure of 99.9 months. Across the sectors reported for Manitoba, average job tenure runs from 48.2 months in accommodation and food services to 170.9 months in agriculture. Across provinces, Manitoba ranks 2nd of 10 for public administration average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 8% above the Canada-wide figure of 121.8 months. The range runs from 115.1 months in Newfoundland and Labrador to 142.1 months in Nova Scotia.
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 Public administration compares in Manitoba, Canada
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What this means
Statistics Canada put average job tenure in public administration in Manitoba at 131.5 months for 2025. This is a descriptive benchmark for the sector's workforce across the province, not a measure of how any single employer performs at keeping staff. Use it as context and then look hard at your own tenure records and exit interviews, which is where the actionable signal lives. SHRM notes that replacing an employee can cost 50% to 200% of their annual salary depending on level, so the stakes in that internal review are financial as well as operational.
Average job tenure: Public administration vs regional average
| Measure | Public administration | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 131.5 months | 104.3 months |