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JUNE KEY FIGURES
 | | | May 2006 | Feb 2006 to May 2006 | May 2005 to May 2006 |
| | | '000 | % change | % change |
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| PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES | | | |
| Trend estimates | | | |
| | Commonwealth Government | 257.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| | State Government | 1 216.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| | Local Government | 166.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| | Total Public Sector | 1 639.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Seasonally Adjusted estimates | | | |
| | Commonwealth Government | 259.4 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| | State Government | 1 219.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| | Local Government | 167.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| | Total Public Sector | 1 646.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
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| | | Jun Qtr 2006 | Mar Qtr 2006 to Jun Qtr 2006 | Jun Qtr 2005 to Jun Qtr 2006 |
| | | $m | % change | % change |
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| PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS | | | |
| Original estimates | | | |
| | Commonwealth Government | 4 357.5 | 17.0 | 9.9 |
| | State Government | 16 731.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
| | Local Government | 1 766.1 | 2.6 | 5.7 |
| | Total Public Sector | 22 855.2 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
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Public sector employees
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JUNE KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES
- From May 2005 to May 2006 the number of public sector employees increased by 37,800 (2.4%) to 1,639,800.
- In the same period the number of employees increased in Commonwealth government by 3.0% and in state government by 2.6%, but decreased in local government by 0.4%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| September 2006 | 14 December 2006 |
| December 2006 | 22 March 2007 |
REVISIONS
Revisions have been made to previously published data for March quarter 2005 to March quarter 2006 inclusive, as a result of collecting better quality data and correcting errors in previously compiled data.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Israel Carmody on Perth (08) 9360 5141.
TABLES
1. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES, Level of government - States & territories |
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| February 2006 | May 2006 | |
| 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 | 61.3 | 380.8 | 49.9 | 492.0 | 61.6 | 384.1 | 49.7 | 495.4 | |
| Victoria | 57.8 | 265.5 | 38.5 | 361.8 | 58.3 | 266.2 | 38.3 | 362.8 | |
| Queensland | 32.1 | 248.8 | 43.1 | 324.0 | 31.9 | 250.5 | 43.3 | 325.7 | |
| South Australia | 15.4 | 103.0 | 10.3 | 128.7 | 15.7 | 103.5 | 10.2 | 129.4 | |
| Western Australia | 16.2 | 135.7 | 16.7 | 168.6 | 15.9 | 136.6 | 16.9 | 169.4 | |
| Tasmania | 6.0 | 36.3 | na | 46.6 | 6.0 | 36.3 | na | 46.8 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 19.9 | na | 26.6 | 3.4 | 20.2 | na | 27.0 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 63.5 | 18.6 | . . | 82.1 | 64.5 | 18.8 | . . | 83.3 | |
| Australia | 255.7 | 1 208.6 | 166.1 | 1 630.4 | 257.3 | 1 216.2 | 166.3 | 1 639.8 | |
Seasonally Adjusted | |
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| New South Wales | 61.5 | 381.2 | 49.4 | 492.1 | 62.4 | 384.5 | 50.4 | 497.3 | |
| Victoria | 57.9 | 265.0 | 38.3 | 361.2 | 59.1 | 267.0 | 38.5 | 364.6 | |
| Queensland | 32.2 | 247.4 | 42.8 | 322.4 | 31.8 | 251.9 | 43.5 | 327.2 | |
| South Australia | 15.5 | 102.6 | 10.3 | 128.4 | 15.7 | 103.7 | 10.2 | 129.6 | |
| Western Australia | 16.0 | 135.9 | 17.0 | 168.9 | 15.9 | 136.6 | 16.9 | 169.4 | |
| Tasmania | 6.1 | 35.8 | na | 46.3 | 6.1 | 36.4 | na | 47.0 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 19.8 | na | 26.7 | 3.5 | 20.3 | na | 27.1 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 63.2 | 18.7 | . . | 81.9 | 64.9 | 18.8 | . . | 83.7 | |
| Australia | 255.8 | 1 206.4 | 165.1 | 1 627.3 | 259.4 | 1 219.2 | 167.6 | 1 646.2 | |
Original | |
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| New South Wales | 61.4 | r366.7 | r49.3 | r477.4 | 62.9 | 390.3 | 50.4 | 503.6 | |
| Victoria | 58.1 | 257.7 | 38.4 | 354.2 | 59.2 | 270.8 | 38.6 | 368.6 | |
| Queensland | 32.3 | r239.5 | 42.5 | r314.3 | 32.0 | 255.1 | 43.5 | 330.6 | |
| South Australia | 15.4 | r98.5 | 10.3 | 124.3 | 15.6 | 104.9 | 10.1 | 130.6 | |
| Western Australia | 16.0 | 130.6 | 17.1 | 163.7 | 16.0 | 137.6 | 17.1 | 170.7 | |
| Tasmania | 6.1 | 33.7 | 4.4 | 44.2 | 6.1 | 37.2 | 4.4 | 47.7 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 19.4 | 3.4 | 26.2 | 3.5 | 20.6 | 3.3 | 27.5 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 63.0 | 17.4 | . . | 80.4 | 65.5 | 19.1 | . . | 84.6 | |
| Australia | 255.6 | r1 163.6 | r165.4 | r1 584.7 | 260.8 | 1 235.7 | 167.4 | 1 663.9 | |
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| . . not applicable |
| na not available |
| r revised |
2. PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS, Level of government - States & territories: Original |
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| March Quarter 2006 | June Quarter 2006 | |
| 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 | 864.4 | r5 306.8 | r569.1 | r6 740.3 | 1 027.4 | 5 779.2 | 575.5 | 7 382.1 | |
| Victoria | r876.7 | r3 276.8 | 349.6 | r4 503.1 | 999.7 | 3 499.7 | 352.7 | 4 852.2 | |
| Queensland | r443.2 | r3 296.3 | r460.4 | 4 199.9 | 513.2 | 3 319.2 | 491.7 | 4 324.2 | |
| South Australia | 213.3 | r1 272.1 | 116.0 | r1 601.4 | 249.7 | 1 290.8 | 108.1 | 1 648.6 | |
| Western Australia | 209.9 | r1 545.2 | r163.0 | r1 918.1 | 249.5 | 1 764.6 | 175.2 | 2 189.2 | |
| Tasmania | 80.6 | 400.7 | 44.8 | 526.0 | 92.6 | 463.8 | 43.6 | 599.9 | |
| Northern Territory | 47.0 | 265.1 | 19.0 | 331.2 | 56.7 | 315.9 | 19.3 | 391.9 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 990.4 | 247.1 | . . | 1 237.5 | 1 168.7 | 298.5 | . . | 1 467.1 | |
| Australia | r3 725.5 | r15 610.1 | r1 721.9 | r21 057.5 | 4 357.5 | 16 731.6 | 1 766.1 | 22 855.2 | |
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| . . not applicable |
| r revised |
3. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES AND GROSS EARNINGS, Industry: Original |
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| Employees | Gross earnings | |
| February 2006 | May 2006 | March Quarter 2006 | June Quarter 2006 | |
| '000 | '000 | $m | $m | |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | r4.6 | 4.4 | r60.9 | 58.9 | |
| Manufacturing | 4.9 | 5.0 | 81.9 | 85.5 | |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | 45.4 | 46.3 | r823.7 | 888.4 | |
| Construction | 3.9 | 5.0 | 58.1 | 74.0 | |
| Transport and storage | 43.2 | 44.9 | 708.5 | 817.1 | |
| Communication services | 73.1 | 71.7 | 1 088.1 | 1 238.9 | |
| Finance and insurance | 10.7 | 10.9 | 171.6 | 182.7 | |
| Property and business services | r27.5 | 26.9 | r408.8 | 439.7 | |
| Government administration and defence | r443.6 | 446.5 | r5 723.8 | 6 107.9 | |
| Education | r442.0 | 508.9 | r5 355.9 | 6 274.0 | |
| Health and community services | 346.4 | 351.7 | r4 634.4 | 4 573.4 | |
| Cultural and recreational services | 28.9 | 28.1 | 367.9 | 405.0 | |
| Personal and other services | 109.4 | 112.3 | 1 563.7 | 1 697.6 | |
| All industries(a) | r1 584.7 | 1 663.9 | r21 057.5 | 22 855.2 | |
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| r revised |
| (a) Includes Mining, Wholesale trade, Retail trade and Accommodation, cafes and restaurants. |
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