TSC Leads Public Sector Employment Growth as Wage Bill Rises to Ksh285.0 Billion

TSC Leads Public Sector Employment Growth as Wage Bill Rises to Ksh285.0 Billion

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has named public sectors that accounted for the highest number of employment rates in the country.

According to the Economic Survey 2024 report released on Monday, May 20, 2024, wage employment in the public sector increased by 5.9 percent in 2023 compared to 1.6 percent recorded in 2022.

The KNBS report disclosed that the education sector recorded the highest growth of 10.9 percent, mainly attributable to the large number of teachers hired by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

The hiring process was instituted to avert teacher shortages in junior secondary schools.

Teachers Service Commission wage bill rose by 6.5 percent to Ksh285.0 billion and accounted for 34.2 percent of the total public sector wage bill in 2023.

The education sector was closely followed by human health and social work activities, which registered a growth of 5.1 percent.

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The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment drive carried out in 2023 also contributed to the increase in the number of employment rates in the public sector.

Employment in manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply declined by 5.6, 3.1, and 1.9 percent, respectively, in 2023.

KNBS on Accommodation Sector

KNBS further pointed out that employment in accommodation and food service activities registered a positive growth of 27.8 percent.

The survey established that the employment rate in the accommodation sector peaked due to increased international arrivals and domestic tourism, which resulted in higher hotel bed occupancy rates in the review period.

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Other industries that recorded marked growths were water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities, and activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies at 8.1 percent and 7.1 percent, respectively, in 2023.

In the private sector, manufacturing, agriculture, forestry and fishing, and wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles were the leading sectors in providing wage employment.

TSC Leads Public Sector Employment Growth as Wage Bill Rises to Ksh285.0 Billion

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