Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — 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
635,352 Persons
OECD
Lowest
227.68 Persons
Iceland
Median
5,105 Persons
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
749

What the numbers show

Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 635,352 Persons in OECD; the lowest is 227.68 Persons in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 5,105 Persons, and the mean is 29,672 Persons.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,791.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 70.3%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 9.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 635,352 Persons 2025 up 12.5% flat
2 Brazil 103,223 Persons 2024 up 12.6% rising
2 Croatia 1,684 Persons 2025 up 8.5% flat
3 Japan 66,430 Persons 2025 up 7.0% rising
4 Mexico 58,303 Persons 2025 up 17.8% rising
4 Türkiye 32,566 Persons 2025 up 22.3% rising
5 Germany 42,858 Persons 2025 up 9.2% rising
5 Poland 16,586 Persons 2025 up 4.5% rising
6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33,078 Persons 2025 up 7.3% volatile
6 Netherlands 9,714 Persons 2025 up 18.2% rising
7 France 29,233 Persons 2025 up 11.9% rising
7 Lithuania 1,478 Persons 2025 up 10.8% rising
8 Italy 24,290 Persons 2025 up 8.1% rising
8 Slovenia 1,003 Persons 2025 up 9.4% rising
9 Colombia 23,827 Persons 2025 up 14.2% rising
9 Latvia 895.89 Persons 2025 up 0.1% flat
10 Spain 22,481 Persons 2025 up 25.8% rising
10 Estonia 705.03 Persons 2025 up 11.7% rising
11 Canada 21,028 Persons 2025 up 17.8% rising
12 Australia 14,412 Persons 2025 up 24.0% rising
13 Chile 9,331 Persons 2025 up 12.5% rising
14 Romania 7,725 Persons 2025 down 9.5% falling
15 Sweden 5,350 Persons 2025 up 11.6% rising
16 Portugal 5,291 Persons 2025 up 16.2% rising
17 Belgium 5,180 Persons 2025 up 13.8% rising
18 Czechia 5,105 Persons 2025 up 1.5% rising
19 Switzerland 4,866 Persons 2025 up 8.3% volatile
20 Hungary 4,733 Persons 2025 up 12.6% rising
21 Austria 4,540 Persons 2025 up 9.5% rising
22 Greece 4,267 Persons 2025 up 18.2% flat
23 Norway 3,217 Persons 2025 up 23.5% rising
24 Denmark 3,118 Persons 2025 up 15.4% rising
25 Bulgaria 2,943 Persons 2025 down 2.9% falling
26 New Zealand 2,852 Persons 2025 up 11.7% rising
27 Ireland 2,746 Persons 2025 up 37.8% rising
28 Finland 2,557 Persons 2025 up 5.1% rising
29 Costa Rica 2,175 Persons 2025 up 8.5% rising
30 Cyprus 510.21 Persons 2025 up 42.8% rising
31 Malta 333.56 Persons 2025 up 70.3% rising
32 Luxembourg 325.9 Persons 2025 up 29.9% rising
33 Iceland 227.68 Persons 2025 up 25.7% 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 — Employment tenure
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
45 places, 749 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.