Public sector employment declined by 11.1% - Guyana

• Employment in the public sector declined by 11.1% in 2018 due to lower recruitment in the core civil services.
• “There was lower recruitment in the core civil services by 0.5%, which represented 63.1% of total public sector employment,” recounted the Bank of Guyana in its 2018 annual report.
• In the rest of the public sector, employment fell by 29.4%. Employment in public corporations contracted on account of lower recruitment by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and financial institutions by 39.2% and 0.6% respectively.
• Despite the decline in employment, employment costs increased by G$5 million, moving to G$59.4Mn. This reflected developments in wages, salaries, and benefits of public servants.

(Source: Guyana Chronicle)