Guernsey's latest unemployment figures for September 2024 show there has been an 18% rise in job-seekers.
At the end of September 2024, the number of islanders with no work increased to 241.
This 37 more than in June, but 50 fewer than a year ago.
Around 28% of jobseekers are in some form of paid work, but are still eligible for Income Support due to their earnings.
The Job Centre is currently advertising 308 positions, 11 more than in the same month last year.
New course to empower women to cycle confidently on Guernsey’s roads
The Health Improvement Commission’s Breeze cycling initiative will launch this April.
Guernsey Police stop 141 cars in road safety crackdown
68% of cars checked by Guernsey Police during Operation Clear Water were found to be faulty.
Guernsey man stuck in Sri Lanka by the Iran war
Former deputy Peter Roffey is staying near Galle, not far from the waters where the US sunk an Iranian frigate.
More than 25 puffins a week wash up on Channel Island beaches
Animal protection charities are collating the numbers of dead seabirds after a change in wind direction is bringing them onto island beaches.
Guernsey's Water Lanes to remain uncovered
A planning condition for the new Les Ozouets campus has been removed after strong opposition.
Guernsey's greenhouse gas emissions fall
CO2 emissions are dropping, but the car and transport generally are consistently the biggest contributor.
Work on Guernsey's Victor Hugo Centre may begin by Easter '27
Progress is being made on the Victor Hugo Centre on Guernsey's seafront, after enough money has been raised to fund its capital costs.
Channel Islands mobile portability issues to be resolved soon
Problems exporting a JT number to the new Co-op mobile network should be over by mid-March.
