Labour Market Report Published

Summary for the Labour Market Report in June 2024 

•  The total number of jobs1 was 65,290.2 This was made up of 55,590 jobs in the private sector and 9,710 jobs in the public sector. The number of jobs, in both private and public sectors, were at their highest recorded to date. 
• There was an annual increase of 510 jobs (0.8%) since June 2023. 

In the private sector there was an annual increase of 70 jobs (0.1%). There was a decrease of 70 jobs filled by entitled or entitled for work individuals since June 2023, which was more than offset by increases in jobs filled by other residential statuses. 

In the public sector there was an annual increase of 440 jobs (4.7%). This increase was driven by an increase of 450 in the number of Government of Jersey (GOJ) core jobs (permanent and fixed term employees). The departments with the largest annual increase in core staff were Children, Young People, Education and Skills (up 190) and Health and Community Services (up 150). 

In the private sector at the sectoral level 

• Three sectors saw notable annual increases in jobs:

o 130 jobs in private education, health and other services (up 1.5%)

o 120 jobs in financial and legal activities (up 0.9%)

o 100 jobs in miscellaneous business activities (up 1.6%) 

• Three sectors recorded notable annual decreases in jobs:

o 160 jobs in construction and quarrying (down 2.5%)

o 100 jobs in hotels, restaurants and bars (down 1.5%)

o 80 jobs in wholesale and retail (down 1.1%) 

Over the last five years (from June 2019 to June 2024) 

• There was an increase of 2,820 all sector jobs (up 4.5%) from June 2019.

o The total number of private sector jobs increased over five years by 930 (up 1.7%).

o Public sector jobs increased by 1,890 from June 2019 to June 2024 (up 24.2%), which has brought the proportion of workforce jobs in Government of Jersey core jobs (13.2%) above the average for the last two decades (12.1%).

Read the entire report here: Labour Market June 2024.pdf