23 December 2011
The November 2011 registered unemployment report has been released by the States of Jersey Statistics Unit.
The November 2011 report shows that:
- on a seasonally adjusted basis, the total number of people registered as unemployed and actively seeking work (ASW) in Jersey was marginally higher than a month earlier (October 2011) and 90 higher than the average for the preceding three months. It is the highest level recorded to date
- the non-seasonally adjusted ASW total was 1,530. This latest monthly total is 30 higher than a month earlier (October 2011), 220 higher than that of a year earlier (November 2010) and 440 higher than that of 2 years earlier, in November 2009
- long-term unemployment (registered for more than 52 weeks) has almost doubled during the last 12 months and now accounts for more than 1 in 6 of total ASW
- 260 teenagers aged 16-19 years were registered as ASW, the lowest number in this age category for 18 months; of these, 120 were on the Advance to Work scheme
Download registered unemployment report for November 2011 (size 174kb)