Registered Unemployment for January 2013

27 February 2013

There were 2,020 people registered as actively seeking work (ASW) in January 2013.

The latest report also shows that on 31 January 2013:

both the seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted number of people registered as actively seeking work (ASW) in Jersey were at the highest level recorded to date
on a seasonally adjusted basis, the total number of people registered as actively seeking work in Jersey was 70 higher than a month earlier (December 2012); 130 higher than the average for the preceding three months
the non-seasonally adjusted ASW total was 2,020. This latest monthly total is 180 higher than a month earlier (December 2012) and 320 higher than that of a year earlier (January 2012)
long-term unemployment (registered for more than 52 weeks) now accounts for a sixth of total ASW
320 teenagers aged 16-19 years were registered as ASW. 110 teenagers were on the Advance to Work scheme