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A total of 295,361 government jobs are unfilled, despite the high unemployment in the country, according to the State of Human Resource 2023 report published by the Ministry of Public Service on Tuesday.

Referral hospitals and public universities have some of the highest staffing gaps at 71 and 69 percent respectively, the report, the fourth of its type, notes.

The government currently employs 366,574 public officers, according to the report, a figure that Suzan Nakitto, the principal monitoring and evaluation officer at the Public Service ministry, said does not include military and intelligence personnel.

Speaking at the dissemination of the report, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service, Ms Catherine Bitarakwate, said the report was developed through analysing various data and was more than just a headcount.

“It is not just a document of numbers and statistics,” she said. “It is a comprehensive overview of our government human resource landscape capturing key data and trends that are critical for informed critical decisions,” she said, adding: “The findings will serve as a road map for the ministry’s efforts to manage government workers better.”

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