​​​​Jersey'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 June 2014 shows that:

• total employment (private and public sectors) was 58,330
• private sector employment was 49,980
• public sector (overall) employment was 8,350
• annual changes on a consistent basis (compared with June 2013), total employment was up by 620, private sector employment was up by 420 and public sector core employment was up by 200
• 6,050 jobs filled on zero-hour contracts (5,290 in the private sector)
• 50,490 entitled; 1,820 licensed and 5,970 registered staff
• the ILO unemployment rate was 4.6%, corresponding to 2,800 people being unemployed and looking for work

In December 2013:

• total employment (private and public sectors) was 54,770
• private sector employment was 46,510
• public sector (overall) employment was 8,260
• annual changes on a consistent basis (compared with December 2012), total employment was down by 350, private sector employment was down by 520 and public sector core employment was up by 170
• 4,700 jobs filled on zero-hour contracts (3,930 in the private sector)