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Jersey economy and jobs

The size of Jersey’s economy, where the jobs are, which industries produce most per worker, and how many islanders are looking for work, from the official statistics. Updated automatically when new figures are published.

GDP to 2025. Jobs to December 2025. Jobseekers to June 2026.

GDP, 2025

£6.96bn

After inflation, down 1.7% on 2024

GDP per head

£66,600

down 2.0% on 2024

Jobs

64,680

December 2025, up 0.2% on a year earlier

Looking for work

780

Registered as actively seeking work, June 2026

The size of the economy

Jersey’s economy produced £6.96bn in 2025, measured in 2025 prices. That is 2.5% below its 2023 peak.

GDP in real terms, 2012 to 2025
GDP in real terms, 2012 to 2025Bar chart of Jersey GDP each year in constant prices.£0bn£2bn£4bn£6bn£8bn2012: £5.6bn2013: £5.7bn2014: £5.9bn2015: £6bn2016: £6bn2017: £6bn2018: £6.1bn2019: £6.3bn2020: £5.6bn2021: £6.2bn2022: £6.6bn2023: £7.1bn2024: £7.1bn2025: £7bn20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
GDP in real terms, 2012 to 2025Bar chart of Jersey GDP each year in constant prices.£0bn£5bn£10bn2012: £5.6bn2013: £5.7bn2014: £5.9bn2015: £6bn2016: £6bn2017: £6bn2018: £6.1bn2019: £6.3bn2020: £5.6bn2021: £6.2bn2022: £6.6bn2023: £7.1bn2024: £7.1bn2025: £7bn2012201420162018202020222025

Constant 2025 prices, so the bars are comparable after inflation.

GDP per head of population, 2012 to 2025
GDP per head of population, 2012 to 2025Line chart of GDP per head of population.£50k£55k£60k£65k£70k20122014201620182020202220242025
GDP per head of population, 2012 to 2025Line chart of GDP per head of population.£50k£55k£60k£65k£70k2012201620202025

Constant prices.

Industries

Finance and insurance produces 38% of the economy’s output (gross value added) on its own. Output per full-time worker shows how much each industry produces for each job.

Share of output by industry, 2025
Share of output by industry, 2025Bar chart of each industry's share of gross value added.Finance and insuranceFinance and insurance: 37.6%37.6%Real estateReal estate: 11.0%11.0%Public administrationPublic administration: 10.3%10.3%Professional servicesProfessional services: 9.3%9.3%ConstructionConstruction: 7.2%7.2%Wholesale and retailWholesale and retail: 6.0%6.0%Health and social workHealth and social work: 3.4%3.4%Hotels, restaurants and barsHotels, restaurants and bars: 3.2%3.2%Information and communicationInformation and communication: 2.6%2.6%Administrative servicesAdministrative services: 2.0%2.0%Transport and storageTransport and storage: 1.8%1.8%ElectricityElectricity: 1.4%1.4%Agriculture and fishingAgriculture and fishing: 0.8%0.8%ManufacturingManufacturing: 0.8%0.8%Other servicesOther services: 0.8%0.8%EducationEducation: 0.7%0.7%Arts and recreationArts and recreation: 0.6%0.6%Households as employersHouseholds as employers: 0.3%0.3%
Share of output by industry, 2025Bar chart of each industry's share of gross value added.Finance and insuranceFinance and insurance: 37.6%37.6%Real estateReal estate: 11.0%11.0%Public administrationPublic administration: 10.3%10.3%Professional servicesProfessional services: 9.3%9.3%ConstructionConstruction: 7.2%7.2%Wholesale and retailWholesale and retail: 6.0%6.0%Health and social workHealth and social work: 3.4%3.4%Hotels, restaurants and barsHotels, restaurants and bars: 3.2%3.2%Information and communicationInformation and communication: 2.6%2.6%Administrative servicesAdministrative services: 2.0%2.0%Transport and storageTransport and storage: 1.8%1.8%ElectricityElectricity: 1.4%1.4%Agriculture and fishingAgriculture and fishing: 0.8%0.8%ManufacturingManufacturing: 0.8%0.8%Other servicesOther services: 0.8%0.8%EducationEducation: 0.7%0.7%Arts and recreationArts and recreation: 0.6%0.6%Households as employersHouseholds as employers: 0.3%0.3%

Market economy, real terms. Excludes the rental value of owner-occupied homes.

Output per full-time worker, 2025
Output per full-time worker, 2025Bar chart of gross value added per full-time equivalent worker by industry.Real estateReal estate: £1,590k£1,590kFinance and insuranceFinance and insurance: £258k£258kElectricityElectricity: £124k£124kProfessional servicesProfessional services: £120k£120kInformation and communicationInformation and communication: £111k£111kConstructionConstruction: £87k£87kPublic administrationPublic administration: £79k£79kWholesale and retailWholesale and retail: £71k£71kManufacturingManufacturing: £68k£68kTransport and storageTransport and storage: £63k£63kAgriculture and fishingAgriculture and fishing: £58k£58kHealth and social workHealth and social work: £54k£54kAdministrative servicesAdministrative services: £48k£48kEducationEducation: £45k£45kOther servicesOther services: £42k£42kHotels, restaurants and barsHotels, restaurants and bars: £42k£42kArts and recreationArts and recreation: £31k£31k
Output per full-time worker, 2025Bar chart of gross value added per full-time equivalent worker by industry.Real estateReal estate: £1,590k£1,590kFinance and insuranceFinance and insurance: £258k£258kElectricityElectricity: £124k£124kProfessional servicesProfessional services: £120k£120kInformation and communicationInformation and communication: £111k£111kConstructionConstruction: £87k£87kPublic administrationPublic administration: £79k£79kWholesale and retailWholesale and retail: £71k£71kManufacturingManufacturing: £68k£68kTransport and storageTransport and storage: £63k£63kAgriculture and fishingAgriculture and fishing: £58k£58kHealth and social workHealth and social work: £54k£54kAdministrative servicesAdministrative services: £48k£48kEducationEducation: £45k£45kOther servicesOther services: £42k£42kHotels, restaurants and barsHotels, restaurants and bars: £42k£42kArts and recreationArts and recreation: £31k£31k

Industries with at least 200 full-time equivalent workers. Real estate includes rents, so its output per worker is very high.

Output by industry, 2025
IndustryOutputShareFull-time workersOutput per worker
Finance and insurance£2.62bn37.6%10,145£258k
Real estate£763m11.0%480£1,590k
Public administration£720m10.3%9,157£79k
Professional services£649m9.3%5,421£120k
Construction£505m7.2%5,830£87k
Wholesale and retail£420m6.0%5,957£71k
Health and social work£236m3.4%4,389£54k
Hotels, restaurants and bars£223m3.2%5,335£42k
Information and communication£184m2.6%1,663£111k
Administrative services£141m2.0%2,918£48k
Transport and storage£129m1.8%2,038£63k
Electricity£96m1.4%775£124k
Agriculture and fishing£58m0.8%987£58k
Manufacturing£57m0.8%838£68k
Other services£53m0.8%1,273£42k
Education£51m0.7%1,128£45k
Arts and recreation£41m0.6%1,330£31k
Households as employers£19m0.3%––

Jobs by sector

Jobs by sector, December 2025
Jobs by sector, December 2025Bar chart of the number of jobs in each sector.Financial and legal activitiesFinancial and legal activities: 14,18014,180Public sectorPublic sector: 9,9509,950Education, health and other servicesEducation, health and other services: 9,4509,450Wholesale and retailWholesale and retail: 6,9006,900Miscellaneous business activitiesMiscellaneous business activities: 6,4106,410Construction and quarryingConstruction and quarrying: 5,9205,920Hotels, restaurants and barsHotels, restaurants and bars: 5,4005,400Transport and storageTransport and storage: 2,1102,110Information and communicationInformation and communication: 1,7401,740ManufacturingManufacturing: 920920Agriculture and fishingAgriculture and fishing: 900900Utilities and wasteUtilities and waste: 810810
Jobs by sector, December 2025Bar chart of the number of jobs in each sector.Financial and legal activitiesFinancial and legal activities: 14,18014,180Public sectorPublic sector: 9,9509,950Education, health and other servicesEducation, health and other services: 9,4509,450Wholesale and retailWholesale and retail: 6,9006,900Miscellaneous business activitiesMiscellaneous business activities: 6,4106,410Construction and quarryingConstruction and quarrying: 5,9205,920Hotels, restaurants and barsHotels, restaurants and bars: 5,4005,400Transport and storageTransport and storage: 2,1102,110Information and communicationInformation and communication: 1,7401,740ManufacturingManufacturing: 920920Agriculture and fishingAgriculture and fishing: 900900Utilities and wasteUtilities and waste: 810810

Headcount of jobs, including part-time and zero-hours jobs.

Jobs by sector
SectorDecember 2013December 2025Change
Agriculture and fishing1,040900-13%
Manufacturing820920+12%
Construction and quarrying4,8705,920+22%
Utilities and waste710810+14%
Wholesale and retail7,4206,900-7%
Hotels, restaurants and bars4,9805,400+8%
Transport and storage1,8502,110+14%
Information and communication1,5801,740+10%
Financial and legal activities12,44014,180+14%
Miscellaneous business activities5,1506,410+24%
Education, health and other services6,1609,450+53%
Public sector8,3009,950+20%
Total jobs, December 1998 to 2025
Total jobs, December 1998 to 2025Line chart of the total number of jobs in Jersey.45,00050,00055,00060,00065,00019982002200620102014201820222025
Total jobs, December 1998 to 2025Line chart of the total number of jobs in Jersey.45,00050,00055,00060,00065,0001998200620142025

Looking for work

780 islanders were registered as actively seeking work in Jun 2026, against a peak of 2,290 in May 2020.

Registered as actively seeking work, monthly
Registered as actively seeking work, monthlyLine chart of the number of people registered as actively seeking work.01,0002,0003,000201120132015201720192021202320252026
Registered as actively seeking work, monthlyLine chart of the number of people registered as actively seeking work.02,0004,00020112015201920232026

Not seasonally adjusted. Counts people registered with Customer and Local Services, not everyone out of work.

Download GDP and jobs (CSV)

Source: Government of Jersey open data, published by Statistics Jersey and government departments: National Accounts: GVA and GDP (GDP in real terms in constant 2025 values; GDP per head of population; GVA (Market) by sub-sector in real terms); Labour Market – Jobs (Total jobs; Jobs by sector); Back to Work Statistics (Monthly Registered Actively Seeking Work Statistics). Licensed for use under the Open Government Licence – Jersey v1.0. Next release: Monthly Registered Actively Seeking Work Statistics Q3 2026, due 9 October 2026. Figures checked 6 October 2026, 19:45.