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Employment in services — Channel Islands

Employment in services in the Channel Islands in 2025 — 85.3%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 8.8 pp.

2025 85.3% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 6of 182
Period maximum 85.3%2025
Period minimum 76.5%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Channel Islands, 1991–20257577.58082.58587.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 76.5%1992: 76.9%1993: 77.2%1994: 77.4%1995: 77.7%1996: 78%1997: 78.3%1998: 78.6%1999: 78.9%2000: 79.1%2001: 79.4%2002: 79.7%2003: 80%2004: 80.2%2005: 80.4%2006: 80.7%2007: 80.9%2008: 81.2%2009: 81.7%2010: 82%2011: 82.2%2012: 82.6%2013: 82.8%2014: 83%2015: 83.2%2016: 83.4%2017: 83.6%2018: 83.8%2019: 84%2020: 84.5%2021: 84.6%2022: 84.7%2023: 84.9%2024: 85.1%2025: 85.3%
Change over the period: +8.8 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Channel Islands

Channel Islands 85.3%
World 50.6%
Europe & Central Asia 69.7%
Northern Europe computed 81.2%
High-income countries computed 75.2%
Employment in services — Channel Islands, by year Channel Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 85.3 +0.2 pp
2024 85.1 +0.2 pp
2023 84.9 +0.2 pp
2022 84.7 +0.1 pp
2021 84.6 +0.1 pp
2020 84.5 +0.5 pp
2019 84 +0.2 pp
2018 83.8 +0.2 pp
2017 83.6 +0.2 pp
2016 83.4 +0.2 pp
2015 83.2 +0.2 pp
2014 83 +0.1 pp
2013 82.8 +0.2 pp
2012 82.6 +0.4 pp
2011 82.2 +0.2 pp
2010 82 +0.4 pp
2009 81.7 +0.5 pp
2008 81.2 +0.3 pp
2007 80.9 +0.2 pp
2006 80.7 +0.2 pp
2005 80.4 +0.2 pp
2004 80.2 +0.2 pp
2003 80 +0.2 pp
2002 79.7 +0.3 pp
2001 79.4 +0.3 pp
2000 79.1 +0.2 pp
1999 78.9 +0.3 pp
1998 78.6 +0.3 pp
1997 78.3 +0.3 pp
1996 78 +0.3 pp
1995 77.7 +0.3 pp
1994 77.4 +0.2 pp
1993 77.2 +0.3 pp
1992 76.9 +0.4 pp
1991 76.5 —

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

JE Channel Islands 85.3 GB United Kingdom 83.2 SE Sweden 81.4 NO Norway 79.7 DK Denmark 79.6 IS Iceland 78.1 IE Ireland 77.9 FI Finland 75.7 LV Latvia 71.5 EE Estonia 71 LT Lithuania 69.4
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About the indicator

The share of total employment in the service sector: trade, transport, communications, finance, business services, public administration, education, health care. In high-income countries it exceeds 70–80%; the rise of this share is the main line of structural change in labor markets over the past half century.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for the Channel Islands

Economy Services share of GDP

The contribution of trade, transport, finance, IT and public administration to value added.

Channel Islands by year Labor Employment in industry

The share of workers employed in mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction.

Channel Islands by year Labor Employment in agriculture

The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Channel Islands by year Labor Unemployment rate

The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

Channel Islands by year Labor Youth unemployment

The unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.

Channel Islands by year
All indicators for the Channel Islands