​Jersey’s labour market report is published every six months and covers key aspects of both public and private sector total employment.

The latest Labour market report for December 2015 shows that:

• total employment was 57,720
• employment in the private sector was 49,770, the highest December figure for private sector employment to date
• employment in the public sector was 7,960
• total employment was 1,180 higher than in December 2014
• employment in the private sector increased by 1,550 on an annual basis
• employment in the public sector decreased by 360 on an annual basis
• the rise in private sector employment on an annual basis was predominantly due to increases in the numbers of full-time (+850) and zero-hours (+660) employees
• the fall in public sector employment on an annual basis was driven by decreases in the numbers of States of Jersey core employees  (-140) and zero-hours employees (-210)
• 6,300 jobs in the private and public sectors were on zero-hours contracts, representing 11% of total employment. In the private sector 12% of jobs filled were on zero-hours contracts and in the States of Jersey 6% of jobs filled were on zero-hours contracts

At a sectoral level:

• employment in the private sector service industries increased by 730 on an annual basis
• employment in the Construction sector increased by 320 on an annual basis
• employment in the Finance sector was 420 higher on an annual basis
• the increase seen by this sector was driven by the Trust & company administration and Legal sub-sectors (up by 270 and 100, respectively)
• in contrast, the Banking sub-sector saw a fall in employment (down by 60 on an annual basis) to a level around 1,500 below that recorded in 2007 and 2008
• employment in the Finance sector, overall, was the highest since June 2009 but was some 400 below the peak recorded in December 2008
• employment in the wholesale & retail sector decreased by 210 on an annual basis