6248.0.55.002 - Employment and Earnings, Public Sector, Australia, 2010-11 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 21/12/2011   
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KEY FIGURES

Employees June 2011
Cash wages and salaries 2010-11
'000
$m
Commonwealth government
251.4
18 220.8
State government
1 449.2
94 748.5
Local government
195.5
10 112.4
Total public sector
1 896.1
123 081.8




KEY POINTS
  • In June 2011 there were 1,896,100 public sector employees. There were 251,400 employees in Commonwealth government, 1,449,200 in state government and 195,500 in local government.





INQUIRIES

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