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May unemployment figures released

25 June 2012

The latest unemployment report published by the Statistics Unit shows that in May:
  • on a seasonally adjusted basis, the total number of people registered as unemployed and actively seeking work (ASW) in Jersey was 40 higher than a month earlier (April 2012), 70 higher than the average for the preceding 3 months and at the highest level recorded to date
  • the non-seasonally adjusted ASW total was 1,720. This latest monthly total is 20 lower than a month earlier (April 2012) and 380 higher than that of a year earlier (May 2011). It is 660 higher than that of 2 years earlier (May 2010)
  • long-term unemployment (registered for more than 52 weeks) now accounts for more than 1 in 6 of total ASW
  • 250 teenagers aged 16-19 years were registered as ASW, some 20 lower than a month earlier. 110 teenagers were on the Advance to Work scheme

 Download unemployment report for May 2012 (size 234kb)

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