Employee turnover is often high in the pork industry, so data from Statistics Canada was analyzed to try to explain this. It was found that compensation and appreciation are things employees looked for in a job, and would like improved. Swine industry jobs were found to be paid less and have longer hours than similarly skilled jobs. Small farms tended to have less turnover than large farms, and offered less hours and more pay for more skilled positions. Employee turnover is expensive as it involves exit interviews, training a new employee, and paying a senior employee to oversee the new employee. The estimated cost of a single employee turnover is $7,018. To decrease turnover, employers are recommended to offer more flexible hours, fair compensation, training and interaction, vacation and statuary holiday compensation, and a job description on hire.