Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 91.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Channel Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 91.4% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Channel Islands peaked at 91.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 1991.
That places Channel Islands 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.9% | — |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.3% | 89.9% | 90.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 91.0% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 91.0% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.9% | 91.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Channel Islands
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 64.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 71.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Channel Islands?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Channel Islands was 91.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 1991.
- How does Channel Islands rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Channel Islands ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Channel Islands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.