Unemployment levels (FOI)

Request

Levels of unemployment:

Can you tell me how many people were unemployed in the last five years (2014 to 2018) 

In those years, can you split them into age groups. 18 and under, 18 to 30, 30 to 50, and 50 plus and also specify if the were male and female.

Response

This information relating to those registered as unemployed is published on the gov.je website. Please follow the below link, selecting the months and years required and downloading the relevant Actively Seeking Work report:

Unemployment search results - Unemployment figures

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(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.