Labour Market Report December 2012
Produced by
Statistics Jersey (Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance)
Authored by
Statistics Unit
and published on
27 Mar 2013
Prepared internally, no external cost
Summary
ā€‹ā€‹Jerseyā€™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 2012 shows that:
- total employment (53,690) was 210 lower than in December 2011, which had recorded the highest level of December employment in Jersey for at least 15 years
- total in employment in calendar year 2012 was about 200 lower than in 2011 but was about 200 higher than in 2010
- the private sector saw a decrease of 320 staff compared with December 2011, the public sector recorded an increase of 110 staff over the same period
- the net decline in private sector employment comprised of a decrease of 640 full-time employees and an increase of 320 part-time employees
- the number of vacancies in the private sector was 350 lower than in December 2011 and was at the lowest level for at least 13 years
- employment in the wholesale and retail, construction and finance sectors were down compared with December 2011
- hotels, restaurants and bars and education, health and other services both recorded increases of almost 300 staff on an annual basis
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