Of gross earnings of Tasmanian wage and salary earners in 2004-05, some 68.0% were earned in the private sector and 32.0% in the public sector. In the public sector, 76.5% of earnings were recorded by state government employees.
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS, Gross earnings - Tasmania
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 |  | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
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 |  | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
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| Private | 3,230 | 3,254 | 3,448 | 3,913 | 4,420 |
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| Public |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Commonwealth government | 261 | 271 | 284 | 315 | 324 |
 | State government | 1,221 | 1,336 | 1,363 | 1,467 | 1,591 |
 | Local government | 133 | 141 | 155 | 156 | 166 |
 | Total | 1,616 | 1,747 | 1,802 | 1,938 | 2,081 |
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| Total private and public | 4,846 | 5,001 | 5,250 | 5,851 | 6,501 |
Source: Wage and Salary Earners, Public Sector, Australia (cat. no. 6248.0.55.001) and Business Indicators (cat. no. 5676.0).
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This page last updated 3 January 2008