Employees in Greece spend an average of 13 years with their employers as of 2023, the longest average job tenure among European countries. Among the provided countries, Denmark had the shortest average job tenure, at 7.5 years. In most European countries, men spend more time with a single employer on average than women. Notable exceptions to this trend come from a number of post-communist countries in central and eastern Europe - Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia-.
Average time spent with one employer for all employees, male employees, and female employees in selected European countries in 2023
(in years)
Job tenure is measured by the length of time workers have been in their current or main job or with their current employer and are expressed in numbers of years.
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OECD. (July 9, 2024). Average time spent with one employer for all employees, male employees, and female employees in selected European countries in 2023 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209552/average-time-spent-with-one-employer-in-europe/
OECD. "Average time spent with one employer for all employees, male employees, and female employees in selected European countries in 2023 (in years)." Chart. July 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209552/average-time-spent-with-one-employer-in-europe/
OECD. (2024). Average time spent with one employer for all employees, male employees, and female employees in selected European countries in 2023 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209552/average-time-spent-with-one-employer-in-europe/
OECD. "Average Time Spent with One Employer for All Employees, Male Employees, and Female Employees in Selected European Countries in 2023 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209552/average-time-spent-with-one-employer-in-europe/
OECD, Average time spent with one employer for all employees, male employees, and female employees in selected European countries in 2023 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209552/average-time-spent-with-one-employer-in-europe/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Average time spent with one employer for all employees, male employees, and female employees in selected European countries in 2023 (in years) [Graph], OECD, July 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209552/average-time-spent-with-one-employer-in-europe/
