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MARCH QUARTER 2005 KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES
- From February 2004 to February 2005 the number of public sector employees increased by 36,700 (2.4%) to 1,580,900.
- In the same period the number of employees increased in local government by 3.4%, in state government by 2.4% and in Commonwealth government by 1.8%.
Public sector employees
MARCH QUARTER 2005 KEY FIGURES
 | | | Mar Qtr 2005 | Dec Qtr 2004
to Mar Qtr 2005 | Mar Qtr 2004
to Mar Qtr 2005 |
| | | $m | % change | % change |
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| PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS | | | |
| Original estimates | | | |
| | Commonwealth Government | 3,384.8 | -14.1 | 5.7 |
| | State Government | 14,115.9 | -9.0 | 4.0 |
| | Local Government | 1,589.9 | -6.2 | 4.5 |
| | Total Public Sector | 19,090.5 | -9.7 | 4.4 |
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TABLES
1. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES, Level of government - States & territories |
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| November 2004
| February 2005
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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 | 59.8 | 374.4 | 51.5 | 485.7 | 59.6 | 375.7 | 51.3 | 486.6 | |
| Victoria | 55.7 | 253.7 | 37.9 | 347.3 | 56.6 | 254.2 | 38.4 | 349.2 | |
| Queensland | 32.5 | 238.8 | 39.2 | 310.5 | 32.7 | 238.1 | 39.7 | 310.5 | |
| South Australia | 14.4 | 99.6 | 9.8 | 123.8 | 14.4 | 99.2 | 9.9 | 123.5 | |
| Western Australia | 16.0 | 128.5 | 17.1 | 161.6 | 15.8 | 128.3 | 17.5 | 161.6 | |
| Tasmania | 5.9 | 34.7 | na | 44.9 | 6.0 | 34.5 | na | 44.9 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.5 | 19.4 | na | 26.2 | 3.4 | 19.5 | na | 26.2 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 59.7 | 18.7 | na | 78.4 | 60.1 | 18.8 | na | 78.9 | |
| Australia | 247.5 | 1,167.8 | 163.1 | 1,578.4 | 248.6 | 1,168.3 | 164.0 | 1,580.9 | |
Seasonally Adjusted | |
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| New South Wales | 59.6 | 377.6 | 51.2 | 488.4 | 59.5 | 373.4 | 51.1 | 484.0 | |
| Victoria | 55.2 | 252.0 | 37.8 | 345.0 | 57.1 | 254.7 | 38.4 | 350.2 | |
| Queensland | 32.7 | 240.5 | 39.0 | 312.2 | 32.6 | 236.5 | 40.1 | 309.2 | |
| South Australia | 14.4 | 101.3 | 9.8 | 125.5 | 14.5 | 97.3 | 10.0 | 121.8 | |
| Western Australia | 15.9 | 129.3 | 17.3 | 162.5 | 15.8 | 127.8 | 17.2 | 160.8 | |
| Tasmania | 5.9 | 34.8 | na | 44.9 | 6.1 | 34.3 | na | 44.7 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 19.3 | na | 26.1 | 3.4 | 19.5 | na | 26.3 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 59.6 | 18.7 | na | 78.3 | 60.3 | 18.9 | na | 79.2 | |
| Australia | 246.7 | 1,173.5 | 163.1 | 1,583.3 | 249.3 | 1,162.4 | 163.8 | 1,575.5 | |
Original | |
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| New South Wales | 59.5 | 383.4 | 51.5 | 494.4 | 59.4 | 359.3 | 51.1 | 469.8 | |
| Victoria | 56.0 | 254.5 | 38.0 | 348.5 | 56.8 | 247.7 | 38.6 | 343.1 | |
| Queensland | 32.7 | 242.2 | 39.1 | 313.9 | 32.6 | 230.9 | 40.3 | 303.9 | |
| South Australia | 14.5 | 102.4 | 9.9 | 126.8 | 14.5 | 94.8 | 10.0 | 119.3 | |
| Western Australia | 15.8 | 132.4 | 17.4 | 165.7 | 15.9 | 123.5 | 17.3 | 156.7 | |
| Tasmania | 6.0 | 35.3 | 4.4 | 45.7 | 6.0 | 32.5 | 4.4 | 42.9 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 19.5 | 3.4 | 26.3 | 3.4 | 19.1 | 3.4 | 25.9 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 59.7 | 19.4 | na | 79.1 | 59.9 | 17.8 | na | 77.7 | |
| Australia | 247.6 | 1,189.2 | 163.6 | 1,600.4 | 248.4 | 1,125.7 | 165.1 | 1,539.2 | |
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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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| December Quarter 2004
| March Quarter 2005
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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 | 929.1 | 5,368.2 | 581.7 | 6,879.0 | 791.6 | 4,948.3 | 540.7 | 6,280.6 | |
| Victoria | 886.3 | 3,235.5 | 354.0 | 4,475.8 | 785.1 | 2,969.3 | 330.7 | 4,085.1 | |
| Queensland | 494.4 | 3,107.4 | 428.9 | 4,030.6 | 406.2 | 2,797.6 | 400.7 | 3,604.5 | |
| South Australia | 224.1 | 1,230.4 | 106.0 | 1,560.5 | 190.5 | 1,095.8 | 104.7 | 1,391.0 | |
| Western Australia | 232.4 | 1,595.3 | 163.2 | 1,991.0 | 193.8 | 1,414.3 | 153.6 | 1,761.6 | |
| Tasmania | 85.9 | 410.8 | 43.3 | 539.9 | 75.7 | 381.3 | 42.4 | 499.4 | |
| Northern Territory | 47.5 | 279.9 | 18.7 | 346.2 | 42.3 | 258.4 | 17.1 | 317.9 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 1,040.4 | 281.6 | na | 1,322.0 | 899.5 | 251.0 | na | 1,150.5 | |
| Australia | 3,940.0 | 15,509.1 | 1,695.8 | 21,145.0 | 3,384.8 | 14,115.9 | 1,589.9 | 19,090.5 | |
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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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| November
2004 | February
2005 | December
Quarter 2004 | March
Quarter 2005 | |
| '000 | '000 | $m | $m | |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3.2 | 3.3 | 45.9 | 42.6 | |
| Manufacturing | 5.0 | 5.1 | 91.5 | 85.8 | |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | 41.9 | 42.8 | 787.6 | 708.5 | |
| Construction | 4.5 | 4.4 | 58.9 | 52.7 | |
| Transport and storage | 43.7 | 40.6 | 752.5 | 627.8 | |
| Communication services | 73.8 | 74.0 | 1,106.1 | 963.7 | |
| Finance and insurance | 10.1 | 10.1 | 169.5 | 153.1 | |
| Property and business services | 28.5 | 28.5 | 466.2 | 402.3 | |
| Government administration and defence | 411.0 | 410.9 | 5,577.5 | 4,964.3 | |
| Education | 496.1 | 431.0 | 5,873.2 | 4,842.5 | |
| Health and community services | 343.9 | 351.1 | 4,218.8 | 4,455.7 | |
| Cultural and recreational services | 27.9 | 27.8 | 374.1 | 341.3 | |
| Personal and other services | 109.6 | 108.6 | 1,613.8 | 1,441.8 | |
| All industries(a) | 1,600.4 | 1,539.2 | 21,145.0 | 19,090.5 | |
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| (a) Includes Mining, Wholesale trade, Retail trade and Accommodation, cafes and restaurants. |
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).
FORTHCOMING CHANGES
Concurrent seasonal adjustment
From the September 2005 issue of this publication, the ABS will use concurrent seasonal adjustment in the Survey of Employment and Earnings (SEE), replacing the forward factor adjustment method currently used to produce seasonally adjusted estimates. Concurrent seasonal adjustment uses original data up to and including the current quarter to update seasonal factors each quarter, whereas the forward factor adjustment method only updates seasonal factors annually.
As a result of the quarterly updating of seasonal factors, seasonally adjusted estimates will be revised each quarter under the concurrent adjustment method, compared with annual revisions under the forward factor method. However, the degree of revision will generally be less under the concurrent adjustment method (i.e. initial seasonally adjusted estimates will be closer on average to their final values), as any change in seasonality will be picked up sooner.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Peta Sheehan 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 Peta Sheehan.
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