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WQ.178/2025
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY D.J. WARR OF ST. HELIER SOUTH
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON TUESDAY 22nd APRIL 2025 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 29th APRIL 2025
Question
"Further to the Minister's response to Oral Question 81/2025, when she stated that Jersey has a "buoyant labour market," will she provide information on the factors that support this statement and how the high cost to businesses of increasing demand for Licenced and Registered staff impacts on the Island's "buoyant" labour market?"
Answer
My reference to a "buoyant labour market" was based on the high levels of employment and low levels of unemployment in the Island.
• As at 31/3/25 710 adults were registered as actively seeking work, with the monthly number varying between 670 and 820 from 1/1/2024 to 31/3/2025.
• The June 2024 labour market report recorded a total of 65,290 jobs in the island, the highest number on record.
The high number of jobs in the labour market and the low number of unemployed workers suggest that the cost to businesses of the demand for staff is having no significant impact on the labour market.