The number of jobs in public service has risen by 27 percent in the five years to June 2022 despite various initiatives to contain the headcount through hiring freezes, a new report has shown.
The expansion in jobs in the sector to 252,007 as reported by the Public Service Commission (PSC) from 198,119 in 2017/18 has upset consolidation plans in public service, denying government savings from a leaner wage bill.
