Average Job Tenure: Wholesale and retail trade, British Columbia
Verified average job tenure for the selected Wholesale and retail trade population in British Columbia, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Wholesale and retail trade · British Columbia, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In British Columbia, wholesale and retail trade ranks 11th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, below the middle. It sits 6% below British Columbia's all-industries figure of 94.5 months. Across the sectors reported for British Columbia, average job tenure runs from 56.6 months in accommodation and food services to 130.7 months in agriculture. Across provinces, British Columbia ranks 7th of 10 for wholesale and retail trade average job tenure, below the middle. It sits 1% above the Canada-wide figure of 88 months. The range runs from 78.9 months in Prince Edward Island to 100.3 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 Wholesale and retail trade compares in British Columbia, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In British Columbia, average job tenure in Wholesale and retail trade was 88.5 months, according to Statistics Canada. It describes the province's industry workforce as a population, so it says nothing about any individual employer's retention performance. Line it up against your own tenure and exit data to find where your organization diverges. The Work Institute puts the cost of employee turnover at 33% to 200% of the departing employee's annual salary, so even modest gaps carry a price tag.
Average job tenure: Wholesale and retail trade vs regional average
| Measure | Wholesale and retail trade | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 88.5 months | 97.6 months |