British Columbia, Canada
19 verified benchmarks published for this region. Each figure links to its own page, where the primary source and period are cited.
Average job tenure
In months, 2025-annual, Statistics Canada.
British Columbia's all-industries average job tenure is 94.5 months, 6% below the Canada-wide figure of 100.3 months. Among provinces, that ranks 9th of 10, among the lowest. Across its sectors, average job tenure runs from 56.6 months in accommodation and food services to 130.7 months in agriculture.
- Agriculture130.7 months
- Utilities130.4 months
- Public administration119.9 months
- Educational services112.8 months
- Manufacturing107.3 months
- Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing106.2 months
- Health care and social assistance104.1 months
- Transportation and warehousing104 months
- Goods-producing sector96.5 months
- Total employed, all industries94.5 months
- Services-producing sector94.1 months
- Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas89.4 months
- Information, culture and recreation89 months
- Wholesale and retail trade88.5 months
- Construction86.1 months
- Professional, scientific and technical services83.9 months
- Business, building and other support services82.9 months
- Other services (except public administration)78.2 months
- Accommodation and food services56.6 months