Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent in OECD
OECD: Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent was 8.06 Years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent in OECD, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — dependent in OECD stood at 8.06 Years. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — dependent in OECD peaked at 9.43 Years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.06 Years, in 2025.
OECD ranks 18th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent in OECD, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.92 Years | — |
| 1996 | 9 Years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 9.05 Years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 9.2 Years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 9.23 Years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 8.62 Years | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 8.69 Years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.74 Years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.92 Years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.95 Years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.9 Years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.83 Years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.84 Years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.81 Years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.97 Years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 9.09 Years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 9.14 Years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.24 Years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.36 Years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.39 Years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.43 Years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.29 Years | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 8.24 Years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.21 Years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.22 Years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.41 Years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.26 Years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 8.13 Years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 9.17 Years | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 8.06 Years | -12.1% |
| 2025 | 8.06 Years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.08 Years | 8.92 Years | 9.23 Years | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.83 Years | 8.62 Years | 8.97 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.86 Years | 8.21 Years | 9.43 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.35 Years | 8.06 Years | 9.17 Years | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — dependent in OECD?
- Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — dependent in OECD was 8.06 Years in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — dependent recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 9.43 Years in 2015.
- What is the lowest employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — dependent recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.06 Years in 2025.
- How does OECD rank for employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — dependent?
- OECD ranks 18th out of 25 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — dependent rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent employment tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the average job tenure of workers by job tenure intervals (in years). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment – sex, five-year and broad age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64, total, etc.). Job tenure is measured by the length of time workers have been in their current or main job or with their current employer and are expressed in numbers of years. They can be converted in months by multiplying by a factor of 12 (months). This information is valuable for estimating the degree of fluidity in the labour market and in identifying the areas of economic activity where the turnover of labour is rapid or otherwise. Data are so far reported for a number of European countries and will be expanded to cover a greater number of countries. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.