--- title: "Jersey economy and jobs" url: https://www.nsfw.info/data/economy/ published: 2026-10-06T18:08:13+00:00 modified: 2026-10-06T18:45:25+00:00 author: "admin" categories: [] summary: "" publisher: NSFW (https://www.nsfw.info) --- # 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. *Chart: GDP in real terms, 2012 to 2025 (see the data tables and CSV download)* *Chart: GDP per head of population, 2012 to 2025 (see the data tables and CSV download)* ## 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. *Chart: Share of output by industry, 2025 (see the data tables and CSV download)* *Chart: Output per full-time worker, 2025 (see the data tables and CSV download)* **Output by industry, 2025** | Industry | Output | Share | Full-time workers | Output per worker | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Finance and insurance | £2.62bn | 37.6% | 10,145 | £258k | | Real estate | £763m | 11.0% | 480 | £1,590k | | Public administration | £720m | 10.3% | 9,157 | £79k | | Professional services | £649m | 9.3% | 5,421 | £120k | | Construction | £505m | 7.2% | 5,830 | £87k | | Wholesale and retail | £420m | 6.0% | 5,957 | £71k | | Health and social work | £236m | 3.4% | 4,389 | £54k | | Hotels, restaurants and bars | £223m | 3.2% | 5,335 | £42k | | Information and communication | £184m | 2.6% | 1,663 | £111k | | Administrative services | £141m | 2.0% | 2,918 | £48k | | Transport and storage | £129m | 1.8% | 2,038 | £63k | | Electricity | £96m | 1.4% | 775 | £124k | | Agriculture and fishing | £58m | 0.8% | 987 | £58k | | Manufacturing | £57m | 0.8% | 838 | £68k | | Other services | £53m | 0.8% | 1,273 | £42k | | Education | £51m | 0.7% | 1,128 | £45k | | Arts and recreation | £41m | 0.6% | 1,330 | £31k | | Households as employers | £19m | 0.3% | – | – | ## Jobs by sector *Chart: Jobs by sector, December 2025 (see the data tables and CSV download)* **Jobs by sector** | Sector | December 2013 | December 2025 | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Agriculture and fishing | 1,040 | 900 | -13% | | Manufacturing | 820 | 920 | +12% | | Construction and quarrying | 4,870 | 5,920 | +22% | | Utilities and waste | 710 | 810 | +14% | | Wholesale and retail | 7,420 | 6,900 | -7% | | Hotels, restaurants and bars | 4,980 | 5,400 | +8% | | Transport and storage | 1,850 | 2,110 | +14% | | Information and communication | 1,580 | 1,740 | +10% | | Financial and legal activities | 12,440 | 14,180 | +14% | | Miscellaneous business activities | 5,150 | 6,410 | +24% | | Education, health and other services | 6,160 | 9,450 | +53% | | Public sector | 8,300 | 9,950 | +20% | *Chart: Total jobs, December 1998 to 2025 (see the data tables and CSV download)* ## Looking for work 780 islanders were registered as actively seeking work in Jun 2026, against a peak of 2,290 in May 2020. *Chart: Registered as actively seeking work, monthly (see the data tables and CSV download)* [Download GDP and jobs (CSV)](https://www.nsfw.info/data/economy.csv) Source: Government of Jersey open data, published by Statistics Jersey and government departments: [National Accounts: GVA and GDP](https://opendata.gov.je/dataset/national-accounts) (GDP in real terms in constant 2025 values; GDP per head of population; GVA (Market) by sub-sector in real terms); [Labour Market - Jobs](https://opendata.gov.je/dataset/labour-market-manpower) (Total jobs; Jobs by sector); [Back to Work Statistics](https://opendata.gov.je/dataset/back-to-work) (Monthly Registered Actively Seeking Work Statistics). Licensed for use under the [Open Government Licence – Jersey v1.0](https://www.gov.je/ServiceManual/opendata/Pages/open-government-licence-jersey-ogl-j-v1-0.aspx). Next release: Monthly Registered Actively Seeking Work Statistics Q3 2026, due 9 October 2026. Figures checked 6 October 2026, 19:45.