A FALL in the number of people working in hotels, restaurants and bars in the Island last year was among the trends documented by Statistics Jersey’s most recent labour market report.
The number of filled jobs in the category dropped by 220 (4%) between December 2024 and December 2025.
It was one of three sectors highlighted by the report as having seen “notable” annual decreases, with the other two being construction and quarrying – down 150 jobs (2%) – and wholesale and retail, which was down 80 jobs (1%).
Private education, health and other services, as well as “miscellaneous business activities”, were listed as the sectors that recorded notable annual workforce increases. Both saw rises of 3%, gaining 270 jobs and 170 jobs respectively.
The report noted that the total number of jobs in Jersey in December 2025 was 64,680 – representing a “marginal” annual increase of 0.2%.
There were 54,730 jobs in the private sector and 9,950 jobs in the public sector.
Principal statistician Dan Edmunds said: “Within the private sector, job growth was recorded in private education, health and other services, and miscellaneous business activities.
“These increases were partially offset by reductions in hotels, restaurants and bars, construction and quarrying, and wholesale and retail.”
Mr Edmunds continued: “In the public sector, job growth was driven by growth in core staff within Health and Care Jersey, partially offset by reductions in other departments and zero-hours staff.
“Compared with the period before the Covid‑19 pandemic, total employment was 3,300 jobs higher than in December 2019 (an increase of 5.4%). Both the private and public sectors recorded higher job numbers than six years earlier.”
