Average Job Tenure: Total employed, all industries, Newfoundland and Labrador
Verified average job tenure for the selected Total employed, all industries population in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Total employed, all industries · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
Across the sectors reported for Newfoundland and Labrador, average job tenure runs from 50.3 months in accommodation and food services to 155.4 months in educational services. Across provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador ranks 2nd of 10 for total employed, all industries average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 11% above the Canada-wide figure of 100.3 months. The range runs from 94.5 months in Alberta to 111.5 months in Saskatchewan.
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 Total employed, all industries compares in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
Average job tenure in Newfoundland and Labrador reached 111.3 months across Total employed, all industries in 2025, per Statistics Canada. Population benchmarks like this one describe a labor market, not a company; they can't diagnose whether your retention practices are working. Look at your own tenure numbers and exit data next, and weigh what departures cost: the Work Institute estimates employee turnover at 33% up to 200% of the departing employee's annual salary.
Average job tenure: Total employed, all industries vs regional average
| Measure | Total employed, all industries | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 111.3 months | 110.8 months |