Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment tenure by country

This dataset contains data on job tenure composition (in persons) 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...

Countries reporting
41
Highest
556,932 Persons
OECD
Lowest
198.92 Persons
Iceland
Median
4,306 Persons
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
761

What the numbers show

Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment tenure is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 556,932 Persons in OECD; the lowest is 198.92 Persons in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,306 Persons, and the mean is 26,924 Persons.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,800.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 70.7%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 3.7%).

Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 556,932 Persons 2025 up 13.8% rising
2 United States 143,697 Persons 2024 up 11.3% rising
3 Brazil 71,468 Persons 2024 up 11.5% rising
3 Croatia 1,465 Persons 2025 up 11.9% rising
4 Mexico 40,511 Persons 2025 up 20.2% rising
4 Türkiye 23,352 Persons 2025 up 30.9% rising
5 Germany 39,238 Persons 2025 up 11.7% rising
5 Poland 13,479 Persons 2025 up 7.8% rising
6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28,537 Persons 2025 up 9.4% volatile
6 Netherlands 8,212 Persons 2025 up 19.1% rising
7 France 25,308 Persons 2025 up 9.4% rising
7 Lithuania 1,310 Persons 2025 up 11.9% rising
8 Spain 19,172 Persons 2025 up 29.9% rising
8 Slovenia 864.31 Persons 2025 up 12.9% rising
9 Italy 19,084 Persons 2025 up 12.3% rising
9 Latvia 765.48 Persons 2025 down 2.1% flat
10 Canada 18,317 Persons 2025 up 20.6% rising
10 Estonia 624.86 Persons 2025 up 9.2% rising
11 Australia 13,209 Persons 2025 up 27.0% rising
12 Colombia 12,963 Persons 2025 up 28.0% rising
13 Chile 6,915 Persons 2025 up 16.6% rising
14 Romania 6,715 Persons 2025 up 10.8% rising
15 Sweden 4,821 Persons 2025 up 11.8% rising
16 Portugal 4,519 Persons 2025 up 21.7% rising
17 Belgium 4,401 Persons 2025 up 14.0% rising
18 Czechia 4,306 Persons 2025 up 3.4% rising
19 Hungary 4,149 Persons 2025 up 10.8% rising
20 Switzerland 4,087 Persons 2025 up 6.6% volatile
21 Austria 3,992 Persons 2025 up 10.6% rising
22 Greece 3,094 Persons 2025 up 31.8% rising
23 Norway 3,045 Persons 2025 up 25.7% rising
24 Denmark 2,912 Persons 2025 up 18.2% rising
25 Bulgaria 2,559 Persons 2025 down 3.7% flat
26 Ireland 2,411 Persons 2025 up 44.2% rising
27 New Zealand 2,322 Persons 2025 up 11.5% rising
28 Finland 2,275 Persons 2025 up 9.1% rising
29 Costa Rica 1,632 Persons 2025 up 4.9% rising
30 Cyprus 460.37 Persons 2025 up 51.5% rising
31 Luxembourg 292.12 Persons 2025 up 30.6% rising
32 Malta 287.93 Persons 2025 up 70.7% rising
33 Iceland 198.92 Persons 2025 up 25.0% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment tenure
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 761 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on job tenure composition (in persons) 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.