In the 2025 budget, 1,575 new government posts are to be created. This increase has varied from year to year since 2016. In 2024, the number of new posts was the same, while it was 1,468 in 2023, 2,111 in 2022 and 1,101 in 2021. Between 2016 and 2024, the number of government employees rose by more than 10,000, from 24,289 to 34,497.

In a parliamentary reply to MP (Pirate Partei), civil service minister (CSV) said on Wednesday 5 March that “there are currently a total of around 3,500 posts created within central government, of which around 2,000 are newly created posts and 1,500 are replacement posts.”

“The 1,500 newly created posts for 2025 have not yet been filled, as it is still early in the year. Furthermore, it is normal in a large organisation for a certain number of replacement posts to arise. This is particularly the case when an agent has already retired and has not yet been replaced,” he explained.

Like the labour market as a whole, the state is also heavily affected by the shortage of skilled labour. “Central government has to recruit in a number of highly competitive areas where qualified profiles are in short supply, such as IT, law, teaching, education and engineering.”

Faced with this challenge, the government is putting in place various measures, both internal and external, to enhance the attractiveness and modernity of the state as an employer. The Govjobs employer brand plays a key role in this strategy by promoting the diversity of the state’s professions and projects in order to attract new talent.

“That’s why we have such a strong presence at recruitment fairs, on social networks and on other digital platforms,” added the minister.

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