The number of people working in Jersey's public sector has hit another record high.
At the end of 2023, there were 9, 450 States' jobs. That is 380 more than the year before.
The public sector workforce has grown by more than a fifth (21.5%) in the five years since December 2018.
The numbers are revealed in the latest Labour Market figures, published by Statistics Jersey.
It shows that Jersey's total workforce is 64,200.
The number of private sector jobs grew by 330 last year.
The number of jobs filled by people with 'entitled' or 'entitled to work' status fell by 710, but that was offset by increases in jobs held by 'licensed' (essential-employee) or 'registered' (lived in island for fewer than 5 years).
Private education, health and other services employed 290 more people than at the end of 2023, whilst there were 280 more hospitality jobs - back up to pre-pandemic levels of employment for the first time since Covid.
The growth in the public sector was driven by increases in core government jobs in Education (CYPES), up 230, Home Affairs, up 70 and Health, up 70).
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