278,243 Kuwaitis Sought Jobs In The Public Sector In Last 20 Years

The total number of Kuwaitis of both genders who applied for jobs in the government sector in the last 20 years from 1999 to 2019 was 278,243, reports Al-Nahar daily.

According to official government statistics, those who withdrew their applications because they got a job without the help of the central employment system were 42,743.

Those registered in the system are about 235,688 citizens, and out of them, 215,613 got employed. Those who got nominated for employment within that period are about 11,628 citizens from the total number of applicants. Also, 8,447 applications were rejected due to various reasons as described by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).

Among these reasons are that, some refused to work in institutions which needed manpower to fill vacancies, some others had education qualification below high school, and others are on the waiting list because they want to work in the government sector such as the oil sector in a capacity that matches their qualifications, such engineers in fields related to oil and petroleum.

CSC indicated that there are 16 government bodies with 6,483 vacant positions which have not been filled due to lack of applicants, or because the nominees preferred to pass those opportunities in order to land other opportunities of their preference.

Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health account for 3,893 of those vacant positions, which is about 60 percent of the available positions starting from April 1, 2019.

 

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