Jersey Labour Market June 2007

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Jersey Labour Market

at June 2007

This report presents information on employment in Jersey at the end of June 2007, bringing together the results of the Manpower Survey (private sector)[1] and the report on public sector manpower produced by the States Treasury[2].

Headlines

The principal features of the Jersey Labour Market at June 2007 were[3]:

• total  employment  was  55,140,  about  1,210  higher  (2%)  than  a  year previously and representing the highest June figure for nine years;

• the overall increase in total employment in the twelve months to June 2007 was made up of a net increase of 1,020 in the private sector and a net increase of 190 in the public sector;

• of total employment: 48,410 (88%) were in the private sector (including the States Trading Committees) and 6,730 (12%) were in the public sector2;

• in the private sector, the number of locally qualified staff was 740 higher than  in  June 2006,  the  number  of  j-category employees was up by 150 (predominantly  in  the  Finance  sector),  whilst  the  number  of  non-locally qualified staff increased by 130 over the same period;

• the  Finance  sector  accounted  for  almost  half  of  the  total  increase  in private sector employment, up by 480 on a year previously;

• total employment in the Finance sector in June 2007 was the highest figure recorded by the Manpower Survey;

• about 2,170 people were engaged in one-person businesses, up by 160 on June 2006;

• registered unemployment stood at 330 in June 2007, some 90 lower than the previous June, and representing the lowest monthly figure for four years.

Overview: Total Employment

The total number in employment in Jersey in June 2007, either full-time or part-time, was 55,140 which is 1,210 (2.2%) more than in June 2006.

The private sector, including States Trading Committees (see Note 2) and single-person enterprises, employed 48,410 people; this total is 1,020 (2.2%) more than a year earlier. The public sector headcount was reported at 6,730, which is 190 (2.9%) more than a year earlier.

Table 1: Employment (headcount) in the private and public sectors[1].

Private Public Total

Numbers are rounded independently to the nearest 10.

The total number of people in employment rose rapidly from 51,760 at June 1996 to a peak of more than 55,000 at June 1998 (table 1). Total employment in June 2007 represents the highest  June  figure  for  nine  years  and  follows  December  2006  which  saw  the  highest December figure for at least ten years.

Figure 1 shows the trend in total and private sector employment since 1996 (see Note 3). The figure indicates that total and private sector employment in Jersey was substantially constant between 1999 and December 2002, decreased during 2003 and 2004, and has seen an ongoing increase since 2005.

Figure 1 - Total and Private sector Headcount

(12-month moving average)

70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0

Sectoral Breakdown

Figure 2 shows the sectoral breakdown of employment at June 2007:

Figure 2 - Jersey employment

June 2007 headcount

States non-Trading Education, health and other  Departments

services (private sector)

12.2%

9.2%

Agriculture and fishing Miscellaneous business  4.1%

activities

5.8%

Manufacturing 2.9%

Electricity, gas and w ater 0.9%

Financial and legal activities

23.0% Construction and quarrying

9.4%

• almost a quarter (23%) of the total were engaged in the Finance sector (12,660)

• nearly a sixth (15%) were in Wholesale and retail trades (8,440);

• the public sector (excluding Trading Committees) accounted for almost one in eight (12%) of Jersey's labour force.

Overview: Private sector

The number of people employed in Jersey businesses in June 2007 was 48,410, which was 1,020 more than a year earlier and comprised of increases of 910 full-time and 110 part-time employees. The overall annual rise of 2.2% is the largest June twelve-month increase in private sector employment for nine years.

The latest net increase of 1,020 on an annual basis consisted of (see Figure 3):

an increase of 170 in the predominantly non-seasonal sectors between June 2006

and December 2006;

an increase of 650 jobs in the predominantly non-seasonal sectors in the period

December 2006 to June 2007;

an increase of 200 in seasonal industries compared to the previous June.

Figure 3 - Net changes Jun-06 to Jun-07

  Total change   Seasonal   Non-seasonal   Non-seasonal Jun-06 to Jun-07 Jun-06 to Jun-07 Jun-06 to Dec-06 Dec-06 to Jun-07

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The  dominant  feature  of  Figure  3  is  the  net  increase  in  employment  of  650  in  the non-seasonal sectors during the first six months of 2007. This six-month increase was driven by increases in Finance (up 290) and private sector Education and other services (up 270).

The net increase of around 200 in the last six months of 2006 for the non-seasonal sectors was largely due to increases of 190 in the Finance sector and of 250 in the fulfilment area of Wholesale & retail. A net decline for the remainder of this category is indicative of residual seasonal influences within some sectors, e.g. car hire in Miscellaneous business activities and sporting and entertainment activities in Education, health and other services.

In the twelve months to June 2007, Finance recorded the largest increase of any sector (up by 480 employees, corresponding to a 4% increase). Other notable annual increases occurred in privates sector Education, health and other services (up 210 employees, 4%) and Miscellaneous business activities (up 160 employees, 5%).

Within the Wholesale and retail sector, a total of 560 employees were employed in fulfilment activities in June 2007, a decrease of 90 on the previous June and down by some 340 on December 2006, reflecting the seasonal nature of this sub-sector.

The  Manufacturing  and  Construction  sectors  both  recorded  small  net  decreases  on  an annual basis. However, Construction saw an increase in employment of 110 in the first six months of 2007.

During the first six months of 2007, the Financial services sector showed an increase of 290 employees (Table 2) which follows an increase of 190 during the last six months of 2006 (see Figure 4). The most recent rise was driven by increased employment in the trust and company administration sub-sector[2]. In June 2007, total employment in Financial services stood at 12,660, the highest figure recorded for this sector by the Manpower Survey.

Table 2: Employment in the sub-sectors of Financial services: Dec-02 to Jun-07.

Dec-02 Banking  6,130 Trust & Co Admin  2,500 Legal  2,010 Accountancy  800 Other  900 Total  12,340

Jun-03 Dec-03 5,940 5,660 2,510 2,480 2,010 2,030 780 730 900 930 12,130 11,820

Jun-04 Dec-04 5,550 5,570 2,480 2,430 2,050 2,050 720 780 920 900 11,720 11,730

Jun-05 Dec-05 5,570 5,460 2,470 2,430 2,150 2,250 790 810 900 900 11,860 11,850

Jun-06 Dec-06 Jun-07 5,510 5,910 5,940 2,660 2,360 2,500 2,300 2,320 2,390 830 840 880 880 930 950 12,180 12,370 12,660

Figure 4 - Six-month changes in Finance sector employment 2002 - 2007

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Employment excluding one-person businesses[1]

Excluding one-person enterprises, there were a total of 3,370 active undertakings in Jersey in June 2007. The number in full-time employment in such undertakings increased by 810 over the twelve months to June 2007, to stand at 38,420, an increase of 2.2%. The number of staff in part-time employment also increased slightly, by 0.6% (50) to 7,820.

On a shorter time-frame, between December 2006 and June 2007 full-time employment increased  by  almost  3,000  and  part-time  employment  increased  by  almost  400.  These shorter-term  changes  are  heavily  influenced  by  seasonal  factors,  as  can  be  seen  from Figure 5a. The underlying trend, excluding seasonal and other short-term variations, is shown by Figure 5b (see Note 3); twelve-month percentage changes are shown in Figure 6.

Figure 5a - Employment in Jersey Undertakings Figure 5b - Underlying trend in employment

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Figure 6 - Twelve month percentage changes   in private sector employment

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Employment in one-person businesses

In June 2007 there were 2,170 reported single-person undertakings, about 160 more than a year earlier. Single-person undertakings were not being consistently recorded prior to 2000, so detailed figures excluding single-person undertakings are presented in Appendix 1; those including single-person undertakings are shown in Appendix 2.

Overview: Public sector

Total headcount in the public sector stood at 6,730 in June 2007, an increase of 190 compared with the same period in 2006. As detailed in the complementary Manpower Report on public sector employment, more than 90% of this net increase was due to approved growth in the Health and Social Services and Home Affairs departments.

As Table 1 and Figure 7 show, public sector headcount increased by about 12% between 1996 and 2004, was then substantially flat for two years, before increasing most recently.

Figure 7 - Public Sector employment (Headcount)

9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

Residential qualifications

Overall,  about  81%  of  people  employed  in  Jersey  in  June  2007  were  locally  qualified (as defined by the Regulation of Undertakings and Development Law, see Note 4), a further 3% were j-category and 16% (fewer than one in six workers) were not locally qualified.

Of the 48,410 people employed in the private sector in June 2007, four-fifths (80%) were locally qualified. A further 2% (950 staff) were qualified as j-category. The remaining 18% (8,710), about one in six of all private sector staff, were not locally qualified. The proportion of non-qualified staff in the private sector decreases to about one in seven in the winter.

The number of locally qualified staff in the private sector in June 2007 was 740 more than in June 2006. Over the same period, the number of j-category employees in the private sector increased by 150 (Figure 8), two-thirds of which were in Financial services, whilst the number of private sector staff who were not locally qualified was 130 higher than in June 2006.

Figure 8 - Private sector j-category employees

1,200 1,000 800 600 400

200 0

Dec-01 Jun-02 Dec-02 Jun-03 Dec-03 Jun-04 Dec-04 Jun-05 Dec-05 Jun-06 Dec-06 Jun-07

Within the private sector in June 2007, the highest proportions of non-qualified employees (excluding j-category) were in Hotel, restaurants & bars (56%) and Agriculture & fishing (46%); whilst the utilities sector (Electricity, gas & water) had the lowest at less than 5% (see Figure 9). About 9% of employees in the Finance sector were non-locally qualified, as were slightly less than 10% in Construction.

Figure 9 - Percentage of non-qualified employees by sector

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The number of j-category staff in the public sector in June 2007 was 730, representing about 11% of public sector employees (the same proportion as in December 2006) and up by 50 on June 2006.

Employment by nationality

Utilising data from the Department of Social Security (DSS) it is possible to get an insight into the  make  up  of  Jersey's  workforce  by  nationality[2].  However,  in  using  these  data  it  is important to understand a number of key points.

Firstly, the nationality data compiled by DSS is based on contributions (i.e. the number of actual contributions paid in a given quarter) of employees only (excluding the self-employed and non-employed contributors). The number of contributions will differ from the number employed for a variety of reasons including:

• social security contributions are deducted from earnings and paid by the employer on behalf of the employee (for the majority of the workforce). This means that any person changing jobs in a quarter will be counted twice as a different contribution will be received on their behalf from two employers. To give a guide to the scale of this, around 10% of the Finance sector's workforce changed jobs within Jersey in 2006[3]. Equally if two people are involved in a changeover of a position or contract post it will be counted as two; and

• the data on social security contributions represent the number of unique contributions paid over the entire quarter, whilst the employment data is a point in time estimate at either 30 June or 31 December each year.

As a result of these differences it is not possible to undertake a direct comparison of social security contributions and numbers in employment as the former will always be higher by definition[4].

Furthermore, nationality recorded by DSS is self-reported and historically has not been a key variable for social security purposes. As a result it is not possible to separate Jersey and United Kingdom nationals. Since these two groups are the largest two nationalities working in Jersey, the fact that they are combined does limit the usefulness of the data in examining migration trends.

Table 3 provides a breakdown of contributions paid for unique individuals by nationality. The ongoing increase in total contributions throughout 2006 and 2007, as well as the seasonality, is clearly evident.

Table 3: Number of unique Social Security contributions by nationality

During Q2 2007 a total of 5,050 unique contributions (9% of the total) were received from or on behalf of nationals from A8 countries, about 94% of whom were Polish. However, for reasons given above, the actual number of A8 people in work, many in seasonal jobs, will be slightly lower. The ongoing increase in the number of contributions for A8 nationals over the past four years is shown in Figure 10.

Figure 10 - Number of unique Social Security contributions from A8 nationals 2003-2007.  

6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000

1,000 0

Unemployment

The number of people registered as unemployed in Jersey in June 2007 was 330, about 90 lower than in the previous June and representing the lowest monthly figure for four years.

Registered unemployment in Jersey has averaged slightly more than 400 people per month during the past two years; the most recent figures for mid-2007 were comparable with this average, 420 and 400 in July and August 2007, respectively.

It must be re-iterated that due to the absence of unemployment benefit in Jersey the number of  people  registered  as  unemployed  should  be  regarded  as  an  indicator  rather  than  a measure of the actual level of unemployment, and can be influenced by factors such as greater awareness of the other benefits of registering as unemployed.

The number of people registered with the Social Security Department as unemployed in Jersey is presented in Figure 11. This figure shows that registered unemployment in Jersey increased  during  the  economic  slowdown  of  the  early  1990s  before  declining  over  the subsequent years to 1999; registered unemployment was then fairly constant for three years before rising in early 2004 and then falling again. The level has been substantially stable, at around 400, since early 2005.

Figure 11 - Registered unemployment in Jersey 1990-2007

1,200 1,000 800 600 400

200 0

International comparisons

In the UK, for the second quarter of 2007 there were 29 million people employed and almost 0.9 million people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (the Claimant Count). In Jersey there were 330 persons registered as unemployed in June 2007. People registered as unemployed were therefore less than 1% of total employment in Jersey in June 2007, compared to about 3% in the UK[5].

However, such a comparison based on the numbers of registered unemployed is likely to be affected by the absence of unemployment benefit in Jersey, reducing the incentive to register as unemployed. A better indicator is the ILO unemployment rate (see Note 5): for Jersey this stood at 2.3% in the third quarter of 2006[6], whilst the ILO unemployment rate for the UK was 5.5% in the fourth quarter of 2006 and 5.4% in the three months to July 2007.

Vacancies

The total number of vacancies (full- and part-time) in June 2007 (2,910) was the highest June figure  reported  for  five  years  (Figure  12).  Acknowledging  that  there  may  be  some inconsistency in the reporting of vacancies by undertakings in the private sector, and also the possible  effect  of  changes  in  wording  on  the  Manpower  Survey  form  itself,  Figure  12 nevertheless indicates that the overall level of vacancies has increased during the past eighteen months but remains below that of the period 1999-2002.

Figure 12 - Vacancies

5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

Statistics Unit 3 October 2007

Notes

1. The Manpower Survey is a census of the more than 5,500 undertakings in Jersey, which employ a total of more than 48,000 staff (June 2007) including some 8,600 part-time staff (who may have more than one job). Prior to December 2001, the Survey was conducted quarterly; from June 2002 the survey has taken place at six-monthly intervals.
2. The "private sector" includes States Trading Committees (former and current), the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the Family Nursing and Home Care Service and the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority. These bodies, which are subject to the Regulation of Undertakings and Development Law, accounted for a total of 1,360 staff at June 2007.
3. For the six-monthly data of figures 1, 5b and 7, short-term variations (largely due to seasonal factors) were removed by calculating a weighted three-point moving average; entries for June 1996 and June 2007, therefore, do not appear in these plots.
4. The definition of "locally qualified" as applied under the  Regulation of Undertakings and Development (Jersey) Law, 1973 as amended  includes all persons in the following categories:

1. residentially qualified persons falling within any of the Housing Regulations, excluding

Regulation (l) and Regulation (m);

2. persons resident for the whole of the past consecutive 5 years;
3. the spouses of (i) or (ii) above;
4. the children under 18 years (or if students under 25 years) of those in (i), (ii) or (iii) above.

The analysis in this report further divides the locally qualified between j-category and the remainder.

The residential status of staff in the private sector was recorded for the first time by the December 2001 Manpower Survey. Each undertaking reported the numbers of locally qualified and non-locally qualified employees; full-time employees with j-category housing qualifications were recorded separately from other locally qualified staff.

5. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) definition of unemployment includes all adults (aged 16 and over) who are not working and looking for or waiting to take up a job.
6. The historic numbers for the private sector presented in Table 1 and in the appendices show some minor differences from those presented in previous Manpower Survey reports; these arise from revisions to staffing levels reported by a small number of undertakings.
7. Further information about the Manpower Survey is available from the States of Jersey Statistics Unit, telephone 440403, and about the States of Jersey Manpower Report from the Treasury, telephone 440220. Enquiries about the Regulation of Undertakings and Development Law should be addressed to the Regulation of Undertakings and Development Office, telephone 448930.

 Appendix 1- Manpower Engaged by Sector

(in businesses in which two or more people are engaged)

Jun-97 Dec-97 Jun-98 Dec-98 Jun-99 Dec-99 Jun-00 Dec-00 Jun-01 Dec-01 Jun-02 Dec-02 Jun-03 Dec-03 Jun-04 Dec-04 Jun-05 Dec-05 Jun-06 Dec-06 Jun-07

Full-time staff

Agriculture and Fishing 2,140 1,470 2,180 1,440 2,170 1,470 1,980 1,420 1,940 1,330 1,870 1,410 1,810 1,360 1,710 1,250 1,910 1,230 1,860 1,280 1,960 Manufacturing 2,030 1,970 1,960 1,940 1,960 1,910 1,970 1,880 1,770 1,740 1,830 1,730 1,700 1,560 1,550 1,380 1,390 1,340 1,280 1,240 1,220 Construction and Quarrying 4,100 4,350 4,610 4,290 4,280 4,100 4,090 3,990 4,320 4,320 4,410 4,280 4,160 3,910 4,050 4,020 4,340 4,280 4,560 4,410 4,500 Electricity, Gas and Water 580 620 600 620 600 580 610 600 590 580 560 540 530 500 490 490 480 480 490 490 480 Wholesale and Retail Trades 6,710 6,530 6,730 6,460 6,520 6,270 6,350 6,190 6,250 6,140 6,200 6,080 6,180 6,140 6,130 6,350 6,330 6,430 6,360 6,520 6,350 Hotels, Restaurants & Bars 6,790 4,110 6,790 4,130 6,510 3,800 6,120 3,720 5,720 3,490 5,530 3,560 5,410 3,550 5,210 3,370 5,080 3,400 5,200 3,440 5,130 Transport, Storage & Communication 2,380 2,340 2,500 2,370 2,570 2,370 2,500 2,300 2,530 2,290 2,490 2,260 2,410 2,210 2,370 2,210 2,370 2,160 2,310 2,210 2,330 Computer and related activities 200 210 230 210 230 250 280 310 300 300 320 300 320 320 310 320 330 340 350 320 340 Financial and Legal Activities 9,060 9,550 9,950 10,180 10,280 10,140 10,400 10,510 10,670 10,890 10,980 11,000 10,730 10,500 10,440 10,420 10,570 10,560 10,800 11,160 11,430 Miscellaneous Business Activities 1,250 1,240 1,340 1,260 1,380 1,240 1,350 1,330 1,370 1,270 1,380 1,330 1,380 1,330 1,380 1,290 1,370 1,300 1,410 1,400 1,530 Education, Health and Other Services 2,630 2,500 2,690 2,570 2,690 2,530 2,710 2,580 2,750 2,610 2,790 2,710 2,860 2,800 2,910 2,790 2,880 2,830 2,990 3,000 3,150

Total full-time staff 37,870 34,880 39,580 35,460 39,180 34,650 38,350 34,820 38,210 34,970 38,340 35,190 37,480 34,180 36,540 33,890 37,060 34,350 37,610 35,460 38,420

Part-time staff

Agriculture and Fishing 200 210 220 200 230 160 210 170 200 180 230 150 240 160 210 170 170 150 230 150 190 Manufacturing 390 360 420 380 420 410 420 380 480 460 430 370 360 320 330 300 320 260 250 250 270 Construction and Quarrying 240 250 270 280 260 240 240 260 260 260 250 280 250 260 300 270 250 250 250 240 250 Electricity, Gas and Water 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 40 40 Wholesale and Retail Trades 1,930 1,920 2,010 1,800 1,750 1,720 1,730 1,590 1,560 1,620 1,560 1,560 1,640 1,690 1,640 1,850 1,750 1,860 1,710 1,800 1,710 Hotels, Restaurants & Bars 1,080 930 1,180 950 1,180 940 1,030 950 1,000 900 1,010 780 950 800 920 800 1,030 860 960 930 1,080 Transport, Storage & Communication 330 200 370 260 340 230 360 290 320 280 270 240 230 220 220 210 230 230 270 220 290 Computer and related activities 30 30 40 50 50 50 70 70 60 60 60 60 60 50 40 60 60 60 50 50 50 Financial and Legal Activities 1,230 1,240 1,300 1,310 1,320 1,270 1,300 1,330 1,360 1,320 1,290 1,270 1,330 1,260 1,210 1,200 1,190 1,180 1,260 1,080 1,110 Miscellaneous Business Activities 1,070 1,080 1,260 1,210 1,270 1,160 1,250 1,180 1,260 1,110 1,170 1,210 1,280 1,240 1,240 1,210 1,310 1,260 1,310 1,290 1,340 Education, Health and Other Services 1,290 1,350 1,490 1,390 1,430 1,450 1,480 1,450 1,540 1,460 1,450 1,380 1,470 1,420 1,480 1,400 1,520 1,410 1,470 1,390 1,490

Total part-time staff 7,810 7,590 8,570 7,850 8,270 7,630 8,080 7,670 8,050 7,670 7,720 7,310 7,830 7,430 7,590 7,460 7,850 7,520 7,770 7,450 7,820

All staff

Agriculture and Fishing 2,340 1,680 2,400 1,640 2,400 1,640 2,190 1,580 2,140 1,510 2,100 1,560 2,050 1,530 1,920 1,420 2,080 1,380 2,090 1,430 2,150 Manufacturing 2,420 2,320 2,380 2,310 2,380 2,310 2,390 2,250 2,240 2,200 2,260 2,100 2,060 1,880 1,870 1,680 1,710 1,600 1,530 1,480 1,490 Construction and Quarrying 4,350 4,600 4,880 4,570 4,540 4,340 4,330 4,250 4,570 4,590 4,660 4,560 4,410 4,170 4,350 4,290 4,590 4,520 4,810 4,650 4,750 Electricity, Gas and Water 610 650 620 640 610 600 620 610 610 600 580 560 540 510 500 510 500 490 500 530 520 Wholesale and Retail Trades 8,630 8,450 8,740 8,270 8,270 7,990 8,080 7,780 7,810 7,760 7,750 7,640 7,810 7,840 7,770 8,210 8,080 8,290 8,080 8,320 8,060 Hotels, Restaurants & Bars 7,870 5,040 7,970 5,080 7,690 4,740 7,150 4,670 6,720 4,390 6,530 4,340 6,360 4,350 6,130 4,170 6,110 4,270 6,160 4,360 6,210 Transport, Storage & Communication 2,720 2,540 2,880 2,630 2,910 2,600 2,850 2,590 2,850 2,570 2,760 2,490 2,640 2,420 2,600 2,410 2,610 2,390 2,580 2,430 2,620 Computer and related activities 230 240 270 260 280 290 350 370 360 360 370 360 380 370 350 370 390 400 400 370 390 Financial and Legal Activities 10,300 10,780 11,250 11,480 11,600 11,410 11,700 11,830 12,040 12,220 12,270 12,270 12,070 11,750 11,640 11,620 11,760 11,740 12,050 12,250 12,540 Miscellaneous Business Activities 2,320 2,320 2,600 2,470 2,650 2,400 2,600 2,510 2,630 2,380 2,560 2,540 2,650 2,570 2,610 2,500 2,680 2,560 2,730 2,690 2,870 Education, Health and Other Services 3,910 3,850 4,180 3,960 4,120 3,980 4,180 4,040 4,300 4,070 4,230 4,090 4,340 4,220 4,390 4,190 4,400 4,240 4,460 4,390 4,640

Total staff 45,680 42,470 48,150 43,310 47,450 42,280 46,430 42,490 46,260 42,630 46,070 42,500 45,300 41,600 44,140 41,350 44,900 41,870 45,380 42,900 46,240

 Note: Staff numbers and vacancies in the Appendices have been rounded independently to the nearest 10. Hence, components may not add to group totals.

Appendix 2- Staff numbers and vacancies

(all businesses, including one-person businesses)

Staff Numbers

Jun-03 Dec-03 Jun-04 Dec-04 Jun-05 Dec-05 Jun-06 Dec-06 Jun-07

Full-time staff

Agriculture and Fishing 1,880 1,440 1,780 1,330 1,980 1,300 1,930 1,360 2,040 Manufacturing 1,740 1,610 1,600 1,430 1,440 1,400 1,340 1,300 1,280 Construction and Quarrying 4,430 4,210 4,350 4,340 4,670 4,630 4,930 4,790 4,900 Electricity, Gas and Water 530 500 490 490 480 480 490 490 480 Wholesale and Retail Trades 6,330 6,300 6,310 6,530 6,520 6,610 6,550 6,700 6,540 Hotels, Restaurants & Bars 5,430 3,580 5,230 3,400 5,100 3,450 5,230 3,480 5,160 Transport, Storage & Communication 2,480 2,280 2,450 2,290 2,460 2,250 2,400 2,310 2,440 Computer and related activities 360 370 370 360 380 400 420 390 420 Financial and Legal Activities 10,790 10,560 10,510 10,490 10,640 10,620 10,870 11,240 11,500 Miscellaneous Business Activities 1,540 1,500 1,560 1,470 1,570 1,500 1,630 1,620 1,750 Education, Health and Other Services 2,990 2,950 3,060 2,940 3,050 2,990 3,150 3,170 3,330

Total full-time staff 38,500 35,290 37,710 35,080 38,300 35,620 38,920 36,850 39,830

Part-time staff

Agriculture and Fishing 250 180 220 170 180 180 240 170 210 Manufacturing 380 340 340 310 340 280 280 270 300 Construction and Quarrying 280 300 340 310 280 280 280 270 290 Electricity, Gas and Water 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 40 40 Wholesale and Retail Trades 1,720 1,790 1,750 1,980 1,890 2,030 1,880 1,980 1,900 Hotels, Restaurants & Bars 960 810 930 810 1,040 880 970 950 1,100 Transport, Storage & Communication 240 230 240 230 260 240 290 240 310 Computer and related activities 90 80 80 100 90 90 80 90 80 Financial and Legal Activities 1,360 1,290 1,240 1,240 1,230 1,220 1,310 1,130 1,160 Miscellaneous Business Activities 1,370 1,330 1,330 1,310 1,420 1,390 1,430 1,410 1,470 Education, Health and Other Services 1,620 1,570 1,650 1,580 1,710 1,610 1,700 1,620 1,730

Total part-time staff 8,290 7,920 8,120 8,050 8,460 8,220 8,470 8,160 8,580

All staff

Agriculture and Fishing 2,130 1,610 2,000 1,500 2,170 1,480 2,180 1,540 2,240 Manufacturing 2,120 1,950 1,950 1,750 1,780 1,680 1,610 1,560 1,580 Construction and Quarrying 4,710 4,510 4,690 4,650 4,950 4,910 5,210 5,070 5,180 Electricity, Gas and Water 540 510 500 510 500 500 500 530 520 Wholesale and Retail Trades 8,050 8,090 8,050 8,510 8,400 8,640 8,430 8,680 8,440 Hotels, Restaurants & Bars 6,390 4,390 6,160 4,210 6,140 4,330 6,200 4,430 6,260 Transport, Storage & Communication 2,720 2,510 2,690 2,520 2,710 2,490 2,680 2,550 2,750 Computer and related activities 460 450 450 460 480 490 500 480 500 Financial and Legal Activities 12,160 11,850 11,750 11,730 11,860 11,850 12,180 12,370 12,660 Miscellaneous Business Activities 2,910 2,830 2,890 2,780 2,990 2,890 3,060 3,020 3,220 Education, Health and Other Services 4,610 4,520 4,700 4,520 4,770 4,600 4,850 4,790 5,060

Total staff 46,790 43,210 45,830 43,130 46,760 43,840 47,390 45,010 48,410

Vacancies Vacancies as percent of staff employed

Jun-03 Dec-03 Jun-04 Dec-04 Jun-05 Dec-05 Jun-06 Dec-06 Jun-07 Jun-03 Dec-03 Jun-04 Dec-04 Jun-05 Dec-05 Jun-06 Dec-06 Jun-07

60 70 50 70 50 90 40 60 40 3 5 3 5 3 7 2 4 2

90 60 70 80 70 60 60 70 70 5 4 4 6 5 4 4 5 5

330 250 300 290 330 320 260 310 310 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 6 6

20 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 4 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4

430 380 390 370 400 380 360 320 370 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6

280 270 250 310 250 360 310 370 260 5 8 5 9 5 10 6 11 5

90 70 50 70 80 80 90 70 100 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 4

30 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 8 5 8 8 8 8 7 8 10

500 540 580 480 540 630 820 850 810 5 5 6 5 5 6 8 8 7

100 120 120 100 120 110 120 130 130 6 8 8 7 8 7 7 8 7

140 140 150 150 140 140 160 170 150 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

2,070 1,950 2,010 1,970 2,020 2,200 2,250 2,400 2,290 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 7 6

10 30 10 30 10 30 + + + 4 17 5 18 6 17 + + +

20 10 + 20 10 20 10 20 10 5 3 0 6 3 7 4 7 3

10 10 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 4 3 3 6 4 4 4 4 3

+ + + + + + + 0 + 21 23 25 16 15 31 15 0 8

150 130 130 100 90 90 80 100 100 9 7 7 5 5 4 4 5 5

70 60 60 50 50 60 60 60 50 7 7 6 6 5 7 6 6 5

10 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 4 9 8 9 8 8 3 4 3

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 + + 13 14 17 10 13 8 7 4 5

30 30 30 40 20 20 40 30 30 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3

130 140 120 50 60 40 30 50 90 9 11 9 4 4 3 2 4 6

80 90 100 90 100 100 100 100 90 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5

530 540 490 420 380 400 360 380 410 6 7 6 5 4 5 4 5 5

70 100 50 100 50 120 40 70 50 3 6 3 7 2 8 2 5 2

110 70 70 100 90 80 60 90 80 5 4 4 6 5 5 4 6 5

340 260 310 310 340 330 270 320 320 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 6 6

30 30 30 20 30 20 20 20 20 6 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4

570 510 520 470 490 470 440 420 470 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6

360 330 310 360 300 410 370 430 300 6 8 5 9 5 9 6 10 5

100 90 70 90 100 90 100 70 110 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4

50 30 40 40 40 30 40 40 50 11 7 9 9 8 6 8 8 10

530 570 610 520 560 650 860 880 840 4 5 5 4 5 5 7 7 7

230 260 240 160 170 160 160 190 210 8 9 8 6 6 6 5 6 7

230 230 250 240 240 240 260 270 250 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5

2,600 2,490 2,500 2,400 2,400 2,600 2,610 2,780 2,700 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 6

Note: + means a non-zero number less than 5.

Appendix 3 - Residential Qualifications (see Note 4 for definitions)

(all businesses, including one-person businesses)

Jun-05 Dec-05 Jun-06 Dec-06 Jun-07

Full-time staff

Agriculture and Fishing Manufacturing

Construction and Quarrying Electricity, Gas and Water Wholesale and Retail Trades

Hotels, Restaurants & Bars Transport, Storage & Communication Computer and related activities Financial and Legal Activities Miscellaneous Business Activities Education, Health and Other Services

Total full-time staff

Part-time staff