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...
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- European Union (27 countries) 178,936 Persons
- Korea 22,317 Persons
- European Union (22 countries) in OECD 167,450 Persons
- Slovak Republic 2,221 Persons
- European Union (19 countries) in OECD 138,531 Persons
About this data
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.