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

The principal features of the Jersey Labour Market at June 2012 were:

• total employment (56,380) was 530 lower than in June 2011, which had recorded the highest level of employment in Jersey for at least 15 years
• the fall of almost 1% in total employment compared with June 2011 has resulted in a return to the essentially flat level of total employment recorded between 2008 and 2010
• the private sector saw a decrease of 560 staff compared with June 2011, whilst the public sector recorded an increase of 30 staff
• the net decline in private sector employment comprised a decrease of 740 full-time employees and an increase of 180 part-time employees
• part-time employment in the private sector was at both its highest level and greatest proportion for at least 15 years
• nearly half of all employers were single person undertakings, representing an increase of 220 compared with June 2011
• the number of vacancies in the private sector was 300 lower than in June 2011 and was the lowest for at least 13 years