What are the ages of those registered unemployed the gender the occupations sought and the number of years residency of each person
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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 19th JANUARY 2010
Question
In order to give Members a better understanding of unemployment situation in the Island would the Minister provide the Assembly the following information –
- the ageofthose registered asunemployed,brokendown into the following age ranges: le ss than 18; 18 to25;26to59;and60years and above?
- the genderof the unemployedineachagerange?
- the occupationssoughtbytheunemployedineachage range andineachgender?
- the numberofyearsresidencyofeachunemployed person in the Island using the following time periods together with their country of birth: less than 6 months; 6 monthstoless than 12 months;12monthsto less than 2 1/2 years; 2 1/2 years to less than 5 years; 5 years to less than 8 years; 8 yearstoless than 11 years; 11yearsor more?
Answer
(a) and (b)
A g e and gender analysis of those registered as actively seeking work (ASW) is published on a monthly
basis on the gov.je website. The most recent statistics available relate to 30th November 2009.
T h e total of 1,089 registered ASW as at 30th November 2009, is made up of:
| Male | Female | Total |
Under 18 | 67 | 46 | 113 |
18-25 | 226 | 129 | 355 |
26-59 | 374 | 215 | 589 |
60 and above | 29 | 3 | 32 |
T h e under 18 age group includes 77 individuals on the Advance to Work scheme.
(c) Based on their most recent employment, the Department holds the following information on the occupations of 907 individuals registered as ASW as at 30th November 2009:
Employer Category | Number |
Retail, wholesale | 110 |
Banking, insurance | 147 |
Utilities | 10 |
Agriculture and Fishing | 21 |
Engineering | 9 |
Motor trades | 11 |
Tourism, leisure, catering | 97 |
Misc professional, scientific | 78 |
Misc trades (Glass, timber, printing, etc) | 14 |
Misc services (Hairdressing, etc) 109 Public sector 69 Educational services 9 Private domestic service 8 Medical services 45 Construction 140 Transport, communications 30
T h e remaining 182 individuals comprise those previously self employed, individuals who have only
recently arrived in Jersey and young adults who have no employment history.
(d) There are 756 ASW individuals (as at 30th November 2009 who are indicated as continually resident in Jersey since they first started working in the Island. The Department does not record country of birth but does hold some details of current nationality. These are as follows:
| British | Other EU | Other |
Up to 6 months | 6 | 2 | 1 |
6 – 12 months | 4 | 3 | 2 |
1 – 2.5 years | 8 | 14 | 2 |
2.5 – 5 years | 10 | 7 | 2 |
5 – 8 years | 23 | 9 | 1 |
8 – 11 years | 16 | 4 | 1 |
More than 11 years | 618 | 23 | 0 |
A f urther 333 ASW individuals have lived in Jersey for more than one separate period. This could be a
Jersey born person moving away and then returning to the Island or an individual from another country working in Jersey more than once. Their most recent period of residency can be analysed as follows:
| British Isles | Other EU | Other |
Up to 6 months | 42 | 7 | 3 |
6 – 12 months | 26 | 8 | 1 |
1 – 2.5 years | 31 | 6 | 0 |
2.5 – 5 years | 49 | 10 | 1 |
5 – 8 years | 31 | 21 | 1 |
8 – 11 years | 19 | 10 | 0 |
More than 11 years | 57 | 9 | 1 |