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SEPTEMBER QUARTER 2003 KEY POINTS
Trend estimates
- From August 2002 to August 2003 the number of public sector employees increased by 26,700 (1.8%) to 1,524,500.
- In the same period the number of employees in local government increased by 2.7%, in state government by 1.9% and in Commonwealth government by 0.6%.
Public sector employees
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SEPTEMBER QUARTER 2003 KEY FIGURES
TABLES
1. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES, Level of government - States & territories |
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| May 2003
| August 2003
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| C'wealth | State | Local | Total | C'wealth | State | Local | Total | |
| '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | |
Trend | |
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| New South Wales | 60.8 | 363.2 | 50.1 | 474.1 | 60.6 | 365.0 | 50.3 | 475.9 | |
| Victoria | 53.2 | 246.8 | 35.3 | 335.3 | 53.0 | 246.8 | 35.3 | 335.1 | |
| Queensland | 32.0 | 229.0 | 38.4 | 299.4 | 32.6 | 232.4 | 38.5 | 303.5 | |
| South Australia | 14.7 | 90.6 | 9.5 | 114.8 | 14.6 | 91.0 | 9.7 | 115.3 | |
| Western Australia | 15.5 | 119.2 | 15.9 | 150.6 | 15.8 | 120.1 | 15.9 | 151.8 | |
| Tasmania | 5.8 | 32.8 | na | 42.7 | 5.8 | 32.9 | na | 42.7 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 18.0 | na | 24.6 | 3.3 | 18.1 | na | 24.7 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 57.2 | 17.8 | na | 75.0 | 57.2 | 18.1 | na | 75.3 | |
| Australia | 242.6 | 1,117.4 | 156.5 | 1,516.5 | 242.9 | 1,124.4 | 157.2 | 1,524.5 | |
Seasonally Adjusted | |
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| New South Wales | 60.6 | 364.6 | 50.5 | 475.7 | 61.0 | 364.2 | 50.3 | 475.5 | |
| Victoria | 53.8 | 245.9 | 35.2 | 334.9 | 52.4 | 247.1 | 35.5 | 335.0 | |
| Queensland | 32.4 | 231.1 | 39.3 | 302.8 | 32.4 | 233.2 | 38.0 | 303.6 | |
| South Australia | 14.8 | 91.0 | 9.6 | 115.4 | 14.5 | 91.1 | 9.7 | 115.3 | |
| Western Australia | 15.4 | 118.6 | 16.3 | 150.3 | 16.0 | 121.4 | 15.5 | 152.9 | |
| Tasmania | 5.8 | 32.5 | na | 42.5 | 5.8 | 33.1 | na | 42.9 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 18.0 | na | 24.9 | 3.3 | 18.1 | na | 24.6 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 57.1 | 17.9 | na | 75.0 | 57.1 | 18.3 | na | 75.4 | |
| Australia | 243.3 | 1,119.6 | 158.6 | 1,521.5 | 242.5 | 1,126.5 | 156.2 | 1,525.2 | |
Original | |
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| New South Wales | 61.3 | 368.2 | 50.5 | 480.1 | 60.4 | 367.3 | 49.9 | 477.5 | |
| Victoria | 53.2 | 249.0 | 35.2 | 337.4 | 52.7 | 248.2 | 35.3 | 336.2 | |
| Queensland | 32.2 | 232.2 | 38.8 | 303.1 | 32.3 | 234.7 | 38.3 | 305.2 | |
| South Australia | 14.6 | 91.2 | 9.5 | 115.4 | 14.7 | 91.8 | 9.6 | 116.2 | |
| Western Australia | 15.5 | 118.0 | 16.4 | 150.0 | 15.9 | 122.8 | 15.2 | 154.0 | |
| Tasmania | 5.8 | 33.2 | 4.2 | 43.1 | 5.7 | 33.5 | 4.0 | 43.3 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 18.1 | 3.2 | 24.7 | 3.3 | 18.2 | 3.3 | 24.7 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 57.6 | 17.9 | na | 75.6 | 57.1 | 18.6 | na | 75.7 | |
| Australia | 243.6 | 1,127.9 | 157.9 | 1,529.3 | 242.0 | 1,135.1 | 155.5 | 1,532.7 | |
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| na not available |
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2. PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS, Level of government - States & territories: Original |
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| June Quarter 2003
| September Quarter 2003
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| C'wealth | State | Local | Total | C'wealth | State | Local | Total | |
| $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
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| New South Wales | 749.0 | 4,517.1 | 507.2 | 5,773.3 | 890.8 | 4,946.0 | 531.0 | 6,367.9 | |
| Victoria | 678.4 | 2,968.7 | 286.5 | 3,933.6 | 832.8 | 2,716.0 | 296.0 | 3,844.8 | |
| Queensland | 380.4 | 2,685.5 | 366.7 | 3,432.6 | 463.9 | 2,573.0 | 377.7 | 3,414.5 | |
| South Australia | 177.7 | 994.3 | 90.9 | 1,262.9 | 212.3 | 1,028.1 | 98.2 | 1,338.6 | |
| Western Australia | 176.0 | 1,264.9 | 141.3 | 1,582.2 | 219.0 | 1,442.1 | 142.7 | 1,803.8 | |
| Tasmania | 68.1 | 320.7 | 38.5 | 427.3 | 79.2 | 375.3 | 39.6 | 494.0 | |
| Northern Territory | 39.7 | 217.1 | 16.7 | 273.4 | 45.7 | 255.4 | 16.5 | 317.6 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 779.8 | 215.5 | na | 995.4 | 929.6 | 247.5 | na | 1,177.2 | |
| Australia | 3,049.1 | 13,183.7 | 1,447.8 | 17,680.7 | 3,673.2 | 13,583.5 | 1,501.8 | 18,758.4 | |
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| na not available |
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3. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES AND GROSS EARNINGS, Industry: Original |
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| Employees
| Gross earnings
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| May 2003 | August 2003 | June Quarter 2003 | September Quarter 2003 | |
| '000 | '000 | $m | $m | |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2.9 | 3.2 | 36.1 | 37.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 1.7 | 22.1 | 24.5 | |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | 40.2 | 40.5 | 646.7 | 667.9 | |
| Construction | 16.5 | 16.1 | 221.3 | 230.1 | |
| Transport and storage | 38.4 | 38.6 | 601.1 | 583.6 | |
| Communication services | 74.8 | 74.1 | 927.1 | 1,195.7 | |
| Finance and insurance | 10.3 | 10.2 | 152.6 | 162.6 | |
| Property and business services | 30.1 | 28.0 | 393.4 | 430.2 | |
| Government administration and defence | 394.7 | 394.3 | 4,508.1 | 4,848.2 | |
| Education | 460.1 | 464.4 | 4,881.3 | 5,026.4 | |
| Health and community services | 328.2 | 331.0 | 3,669.5 | 3,907.3 | |
| Cultural and recreational services | 26.8 | 27.3 | 305.6 | 318.8 | |
| Personal and other services | 103.2 | 101.9 | 1,305.1 | 1,314.5 | |
| All industries(a) | 1,529.3 | 1,532.7 | 17,680.7 | 18,758.4 | |
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| (a) Includes Mining, Wholesale trade, Retail trade and Accommodation, cafes and restaurants. |
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NOTES
Introduction
This publication presents statistics of the number of wage and salary earners (employees) and their gross earnings. These statistics are obtained from the quarterly Survey of Employment and Earnings - Public Sector (SEE).
Inquiries
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Kate Greenwood on Perth (08) 9360 5141. As well as the statistics included in this publication, other data from the Survey of Employment and Earnings are available either as time series spreadsheets (see links below) or, on request, as customised reports. If you wish to discuss individual requests, please telephone Kate Greenwood.
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