There were a total of 64,680 jobs filled in Jersey at the end of last year, new figures have revealed – with an increase in both private and public sector jobs throughout 2025.
Statistics Jersey’s latest labour market report marked the total number of filled jobs in Jersey at the end of 2025 as 64,680, with the figure having risen slightly throughout the year.
The report provides a snapshot of the island’s workforce, including which sectors saw increases in job numbers – and which didn’t.
Express took a closer look at the data…
The main figures at a glance:
As of December, overall employment had increased by 120 jobs compared with the same month in 2024, representing annual growth of 0.2%.
There were 54,730 jobs in the private sector and 9,950 jobs in the public sector.
Private sector job numbers had risen slightly (up 0.1%) over the year, while the public sector also recorded a modest increase (up 0.7%).
Private education, health and other services, as well as “miscellaneous business activities”, were listed as the sectors that recorded “notable” annual workforce increases.
Both saw rises of 3%, gaining 270 jobs and 170 jobs respectively.
The number of filled jobs in the hotels, restaurants and bars category dropped by 220 (4%), with the report highlighting this as one of three sectors that saw notable annual decreases.
The other two were construction and quarrying – down 150 jobs (2%) – and wholesale and retail, which was down 80 jobs (1%).
Principal statistician Dan Edmunds said: “Within the private sector, job growth was recorded in private education, health and other services, and miscellaneous business activities.
“These increases were partially offset by reductions in hotels, restaurants and bars, construction and quarrying, and wholesale and retail.”
He continued: “In the public sector, job growth was driven by growth in core staff within Health and Care Jersey, partially offset by reductions in other departments and zero-hours staff.
“Compared with the period before the Covid‑19 pandemic, total employment was 3,300 jobs higher than in December 2019 (an increase of 5.4%).
“Both the private and public sectors recorded higher job numbers than six years earlier.”