The number of unemployed in Guernsey (including the islands of Guernsey, Herm, Jethou, Lihou and, in some cases, a small number of Alderney residents) has fallen significantly.
There were 690 people registered as wholly unemployed during the week ending 5th September 2020, 166 less than during the week ending 1st August 2020.
A peak was seen in the number of wholly unemployed at the end of May 2020 (1,631 people, 5.2% of the workforce). Since then, there has been a reduction of 941 people or 2.9 percentage points.
The week ending 11th July saw the largest weekly decrease in the number of people wholly unemployed, with 283 fewer people registered as unemployed compared to the end of the previous week.
The number of wholly unemployed people has been decreasing across all age groups, for both men and women, since the end of May 2020 with the largest percentage decline seen in the 30 to 39 age group for both men and women (a decrease of 68% and 60% respectively).
As at 5th September 2020, 27% of people claiming Unemployment Benefit had skills relating to administration and finance, 14% retail, 13% construction and trade and 9% catering and hospitality.
The full report which contains information on numbers of employers, employees and self-employees and the earnings of employees, is available on www.gov.gg/population
