Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure in European Union (19 countries) in OECD
European Union (19 countries) in OECD: Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure was 6.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure in European Union (19 countries) in OECD, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in European Union (19 countries) in OECD is 6.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in European Union (19 countries) in OECD peaked at 6.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure in European Union (19 countries) in OECD, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1996 | 4.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 4.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 5.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 5.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 4.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 4.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 4.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 5.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 5.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 4.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 4.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 4.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 4.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 5.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 5.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 5.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 5.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 5.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 6.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (19 countries) in OECD
- 1 Colombia 13.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 1 Türkiye 13.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 1 Croatia 4.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Netherlands 8.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Chile 13.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Estonia 7.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Brazil 10.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Costa Rica 9.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 5 Denmark 8.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 6 Lithuania 5.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 6 OECD 8.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Spain 8.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for European Union (19 countries) in OECD
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 160,623 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 19.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Gender share of part-time employment 73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 78.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 124,694 Persons (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment 124,694 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 82.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 131,765 Persons (2025)
- Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 10,657 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 6.76 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in European Union (19 countries) in OECD was 6.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure recorded in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure recorded in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2003.
- How does European Union (19 countries) in OECD rank for employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure?
- European Union (19 countries) in OECD ranks 4th out of 10 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure rising or falling in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (19 countries) in OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the tenure composition (as a percentage of all job tenures) by job tenure intervals. 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. 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.