The number of jobs in Jersey has reached its highest level on record – but new figures show that almost all of the growth is coming from the public sector, which now accounts for around 15% of the island’s workforce.
Statistics Jersey’s June 2025 Labour Market Report shows there were 65,320 jobs this summer, up 110 (0.2%) on the previous year.
Pictured: In June 2025, the total number of jobs saw an annual increase of 0.2%. (Statistics Jersey)
The public sector expanded by 230 jobs (2.4%) to 9,940, while the private sector decreased by 130 jobs (0.2%) to 55,370.
Within government, the largest increases in core staff were in Health and Care Jersey which added 200 jobs, and Children, Young People, Education and Skills which added 120.
Private-sector losses were led by hotels, restaurants and bars (–330 jobs, −5%), construction and quarrying (−190, −3%), and retail (−140, −2%).
Pictured: Financial and legal activities were the largest sector in June 2025, with 21% of workforce jobs. (Statistics Jersey)
Growth was recorded in private education, health and other services (+320, +4%), financial and legal activities (+130, +1%), and agriculture and fishing (+80, +7%).
Over the longer term, total employment has risen by 4.5% (2,810 jobs) since before the pandemic – but that increase has come almost entirely from the public sector, where jobs are up 27% (2,120) compared with 1.3% (710) in the private sector.