UBOS Launches National Human Resource Survey Report as Government Calls for Private Sector to Drive Job Creation
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) on Thursday formally launched the National Human Resource Survey Report 2023/24 at Statistics House in Kampala, releasing a critical body of data on Uganda's labour market dynamics, workforce trends and employment patterns across sectors findings that senior officials say must urgently inform policy decisions and private sector investment in job creation.
The launch was presided over by Hon. Stephen Mukitale, Deputy Chairperson of the Executive Board of the National Planning Authority and Member of Parliament for Buliisa County, who used the occasion to deliver a pointed message to policymakers and the business community alike, government employment alone cannot carry the weight of Uganda's growing workforce, and the private sector must be empowered to step into the gap.
Mukitale called for deliberate reforms to the business environment easing conditions for private enterprises to expand, invest and hire underscoring that sustainable job creation at the scale Uganda requires can only be achieved through a thriving and well supported private sector.
The report presents insights on labour market dynamics, workforce trends, and employment patterns across sectors, providing a statistical foundation upon which those reforms can be designed and measured.
UBOS Executive Director Dr. Chris N. Mukiza, the country's Chief Statistician, reinforced the central importance of the data being released, framing the report not merely as an academic exercise but as a practical governance instrument.
Evidence based planning and policy formulation, he said, depend entirely on the quality and currency of statistical information and the National Human Resource Survey delivers precisely that.
"I encourage all stakeholders to make full use of this report, and many others that UBOS has released and is yet to publish, for societal development," Dr. Mukiza said, extending the appeal beyond government ministries to development partners, the private sector and civil society organisations working across Uganda's economic landscape.
Thursday's launch is part of an ambitious UBOS dissemination calendar for 2026. The schedule includes the Uganda Aquaculture Census Report 2025 on April 30, the Uganda Harmonized Indicator Survey Reports on May 7, the Baseline Education Census Report 2025 on May 14, and the Uganda Business Inquiry 2019/2020 on May 21 a rolling release of statistical intelligence designed to equip planners and policymakers with the data they need across multiple sectors simultaneously.
The National Human Resource Survey 2023/24 arrives at a pivotal moment for Uganda's labour market conversation. A significant portion of the population 57.4 percent falls within the working age group of 15 years and above, placing immense pressure on both the public and private sectors to generate meaningful employment at sufficient scale. Against that backdrop, Hon. Mukitale's call to unlock private sector potential carries particular urgency.
The report's findings on labour force participation, employment-to-population ratios and youth not in employment, education or training are expected to feed directly into ongoing national planning processes, including the monitoring of key government programmes and projects.
Dr. Mukiza's remarks made clear that UBOS views its role not simply as a data producer but as an enabler of the evidence led decision making that Uganda's development ambitions require.
Nation Daily will publish a detailed analysis of the report's key findings as UBOS makes the full document publicly available.
