Uganda, Nov. 18 -- At least 60 per cent of Uganda's 23 million people in the working age population search for jobs through their friends and relatives, the 2021 National Labour Force Survey (NLFS) by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) has revealed.

Ubos defines the working population as one which "during a period of one week preceding the date of interview- were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for use by others in exchange for pay or profit."

The NLFS statistics accessed by Monitor further show that 19 per cent of the working age group attempt to find jobs directly from employers.

Further, 16 per cent of the same population search for jobs through newspaper job advertisements from potential recruiters ...