Of gross earnings of Tasmanian wage and salary earners in 2002-03, some 65.7% were earned in the private sector and 34.3% in the public sector. In the public sector, 75.6% of earnings were recorded by state government employees.
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS, Gross earnings - Tasmania
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 |  | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
 |  | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
|
| Private | 3,130 | 3,162 | 3,230 | 3,254 | 3,448 |
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|  |  |  |  |  |
| Public |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Commonwealth government | 280 | 261 | 261 | 271 | 284 |
 | State government | 1,165 | 1,185 | 1,221 | 1,336 | 1,363 |
 | Local government | 123 | 124 | 133 | 141 | 155 |
 | Total | 1,568 | 1,570 | 1,616 | 1,747 | 1,802 |
 |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| Total private and public | 4,698 | 4,732 | 4,845 | 5,001 | 5,250 |
Source: Wage and Salary Earners, Public Sector, Australia (cat. no. 6248.0) and Business Indicators (cat. no. 5676.0). |
This page last updated 21 November 2006