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Inward migration figures (FOI)

Inward migration figures (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by States of Jersey and published on 24 March 2016.

​Request

It was suggested to me that I contact you regarding the number of newly registered persons to Jersey since the new system came into place 3 years ago. The Statistics Unit uses an assumption of inward migration by residential status to help support housing policy etc, but recommended that I ask for real figures from you as opposed to using outdated assumption made in 2013.

Using data from the 2011 census on new arrivial by education and residentail status I can then assume the level of educational attainment of inward migration etc.

Clarified Request  

Please can you tell me the number of working age (16-64) people who arrived in Jersey in 2014 or 2015 who had a Control of Housing and Work Law (CHWL) card issued to them. This should be broken down by residential and employment status.

Response 

The table below shows the number of working-age people who arrived in Jersey between 2014 and 2015 and were issued a Control of Housing and Work Law card by the Social Security Department, by residential and employment status and year of arrival.

It should be noted that:

  • the Social Security Department system records the date of arrival as declared by the individual
  • the residential and employment status is that of the first card issued to each person
  • people may have since left the Island, for example seasonal workers
  • these figures may include a small number of school leavers registering for the first time
​Residential and employment status ​​Year of arrival in Jersey ​
​2014​2015
​Entitled​34​24
​Licensed​301​335
​Entitled for work​207​189
​Registered​1,903​2,177
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