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...
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- European Union (27 countries) 208,272 Persons
- Slovak Republic 2,620 Persons
- European Union (22 countries) in OECD 195,077 Persons
- European Union (19 countries) in OECD 161,029 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.