Average Job Tenure: Utilities, Newfoundland and Labrador
Verified average job tenure for the selected Utilities population in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Utilities · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Newfoundland and Labrador, utilities ranks 2nd of 16 sectors for average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 29% above Newfoundland and Labrador's all-industries figure of 111.3 months. 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 4th of 10 for utilities average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 6% above the Canada-wide figure of 134.6 months. The range runs from 113.2 months in Alberta to 170.5 months in Prince Edward Island.
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 Utilities compares in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Newfoundland and Labrador, average job tenure in the Utilities sector was 143.1 months, according to Statistics Canada. That describes the sector's workforce across the province; it is not a judgment on any particular employer's retention performance. The useful move is to compare it with your own tenure records and what your departing employees actually tell you on the way out. With the Work Institute estimating turnover costs at 33% to 200% of a departing employee's salary, that internal read pays for itself quickly.
Average job tenure: Utilities vs regional average
| Measure | Utilities | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 143.1 months | 110.8 months |