Average Job Tenure: Wholesale and retail trade, Quebec
Verified average job tenure for the selected Wholesale and retail trade population in Quebec, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Wholesale and retail trade · Quebec, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Quebec, wholesale and retail trade ranks 15th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 18% below 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 9th of 10 for wholesale and retail trade average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 6% below 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 Quebec, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Quebec, average job tenure in Wholesale and retail trade was 82.5 months, according to Statistics Canada. This is a descriptive population benchmark for the industry in the province, not a measure of how one employer performs on retention. Your own tenure and exit data are what turn it into something actionable, so run the comparison before acting on it. The Work Institute puts the cost of employee turnover at 33% to 200% of the departing employee's annual salary.
Average job tenure: Wholesale and retail trade vs regional average
| Measure | Wholesale and retail trade | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 82.5 months | 106.8 months |