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MARCH QUARTER 2004 KEY POINTS
Trend estimates
- From February 2003 to February 2004 the number of public sector employees increased by 28,400 (1.9%) to 1,539,100.
- In the same period the number of employees increased in state government by 2.1%, in local government by 1.6% and in Commonwealth government by 1.0%.
Public sector employees
MARCH QUARTER 2004 KEY FIGURES
 | | | Feb 2004 | Nov 2003 to Feb 2004 | Feb 2003 to Feb 2004 |
| | | '000 | % change | % change |
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| PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES | | | |
| Trend estimates | | | |
| | Commonwealth Government | 244.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| | State Government | 1,136.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| | Local Government | 158.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| | Total Public Sector | 1,539.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Seasonally Adjusted estimates | | | |
| | Commonwealth Government | 245.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| | State Government | 1,139.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| | Local Government | 160.0 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| | Total Public Sector | 1,544.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
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| | | Mar Qtr 2004 | Dec Qtr 2003 to Mar Qtr 2004 | Mar Qtr 2003 to Mar Qtr 2004 |
| | | $m | % change | % change |
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| PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS | | | |
| Original estimates | | | |
| | Commonwealth Government | 3,201.7 | -12.8 | -6.3 |
| | State Government | 13,571.8 | -2.1 | 5.6 |
| | Local Government | 1,521.1 | -1.7 | 9.1 |
| | Total Public Sector | 18,294.6 | -4.1 | 3.6 |
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TABLES
1. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES, Level of government - States & territories |
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| November 2003
| February 2004
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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 | 60.1 | 363.9 | 50.8 | 474.8 | 59.7 | 364.1 | 51.2 | 475.0 | |
| Victoria | 53.2 | 248.6 | 36.1 | 337.9 | 53.6 | 250.9 | 36.6 | 341.1 | |
| Queensland | 32.3 | 233.0 | 37.9 | 303.2 | 32.2 | 232.9 | 38.0 | 303.1 | |
| South Australia | 14.7 | 92.7 | 9.8 | 117.2 | 14.6 | 94.5 | 10.0 | 119.1 | |
| Western Australia | 16.1 | 122.6 | 15.6 | 154.3 | 16.4 | 124.1 | 15.4 | 155.9 | |
| Tasmania | 5.8 | 33.1 | na | 43.0 | 5.9 | 33.3 | na | 43.3 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.3 | 18.4 | na | 25.0 | 3.3 | 18.7 | na | 25.2 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 57.8 | 18.3 | na | 76.1 | 58.3 | 18.2 | na | 76.5 | |
| Australia | 243.3 | 1,130.6 | 157.5 | 1,531.4 | 244.0 | 1,136.7 | 158.4 | 1,539.1 | |
Seasonally Adjusted | |
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| New South Wales | 59.8 | 362.8 | 50.6 | 473.2 | 59.7 | 364.9 | 51.6 | 476.2 | |
| Victoria | 53.0 | 246.9 | 36.2 | 336.1 | 54.1 | 252.6 | 36.6 | 343.3 | |
| Queensland | 32.2 | 233.3 | 36.9 | 302.4 | 32.2 | 232.1 | 39.1 | 303.4 | |
| South Australia | 14.9 | 91.9 | 9.5 | 116.3 | 14.5 | 95.7 | 10.2 | 120.4 | |
| Western Australia | 16.0 | 122.4 | 15.6 | 154.0 | 16.5 | 124.2 | 15.4 | 156.1 | |
| Tasmania | 5.6 | 32.9 | na | 42.6 | 6.1 | 33.4 | na | 43.6 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.2 | 18.4 | na | 24.9 | 3.4 | 18.7 | na | 25.4 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 57.5 | 18.6 | na | 76.1 | 58.7 | 17.8 | na | 76.5 | |
| Australia | 242.2 | 1,127.2 | 156.2 | 1,525.6 | 245.2 | 1,139.4 | 160.0 | 1,544.6 | |
Original | |
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| New South Wales | 59.8 | 368.5 | 50.9 | 479.2 | 59.6 | 351.6 | 51.6 | 462.9 | |
| Victoria | 53.7 | 250.1 | 36.4 | 340.2 | 53.8 | 245.0 | 36.7 | 335.5 | |
| Queensland | 32.1 | 234.5 | 36.9 | 303.6 | 32.3 | 227.8 | 39.2 | 299.2 | |
| South Australia | 14.9 | 93.2 | 9.6 | 117.7 | 14.5 | 93.0 | 10.1 | 117.5 | |
| Western Australia | 16.0 | 125.1 | 15.6 | 156.6 | 16.5 | 120.9 | 15.5 | 152.9 | |
| Tasmania | 5.7 | 33.5 | 4.1 | 43.4 | 6.0 | 31.7 | 4.2 | 41.9 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.3 | 18.6 | 3.3 | 25.2 | 3.4 | 18.4 | 3.3 | 25.1 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 57.7 | 19.2 | na | 76.9 | 58.3 | 16.9 | na | 75.2 | |
| Australia | 243.1 | 1,142.8 | 156.9 | 1,542.8 | 244.3 | 1,105.2 | 160.5 | 1,510.0 | |
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| na not available |
2. PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS, Level of government - States & territories: Original |
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| December Quarter 2003
| March Quarter 2004
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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 | 876.9 | 4,714.6 | 548.6 | 6,140.0 | 752.4 | 4,927.2 | 534.0 | 6,213.6 | |
| Victoria | 817.0 | 3,002.9 | 311.2 | 4,131.1 | 709.3 | 2,735.4 | 305.5 | 3,750.2 | |
| Queensland | 466.7 | 2,863.8 | 391.6 | 3,722.1 | 394.2 | 2,622.1 | 390.3 | 3,406.6 | |
| South Australia | 214.6 | 1,060.6 | 95.4 | 1,370.6 | 181.6 | 1,056.6 | 99.7 | 1,337.8 | |
| Western Australia | 220.9 | 1,339.1 | 144.8 | 1,704.8 | 195.5 | 1,452.5 | 135.3 | 1,783.3 | |
| Tasmania | 81.0 | 371.8 | 38.8 | 491.6 | 73.9 | 337.0 | 38.7 | 449.6 | |
| Northern Territory | 45.8 | 261.7 | 17.4 | 324.9 | 40.8 | 231.0 | 17.6 | 289.4 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 946.7 | 250.4 | na | 1,197.1 | 854.0 | 209.9 | na | 1,063.9 | |
| Australia | 3,669.6 | 13,864.8 | 1,547.7 | 19,082.2 | 3,201.7 | 13,571.8 | 1,521.1 | 18,294.6 | |
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| na not available |
3. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES AND GROSS EARNINGS, Industry: Original |
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| Employees
| Gross earnings
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| November
2003 | February
2004 | December
Quarter 2003 | March
Quarter 2004 | |
| '000 | '000 | $m | $m | |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3.1 | 3.3 | 43.0 | 37.3 | |
| Manufacturing | 3.6 | 3.7 | 64.6 | 66.1 | |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | 40.9 | 41.2 | 715.3 | 664.4 | |
| Construction | 11.0 | 11.7 | 145.9 | 165.9 | |
| Transport and storage | 38.7 | 39.3 | 602.2 | 570.6 | |
| Communication services | 72.8 | 73.1 | 1,123.3 | 936.1 | |
| Finance and insurance | 10.3 | 10.5 | 164.7 | 156.0 | |
| Property and business services | 28.0 | 27.4 | 427.8 | 388.7 | |
| Government administration and defence | 396.0 | 402.5 | 4,975.4 | 4,665.0 | |
| Education | 473.0 | 425.5 | 5,212.4 | 4,872.9 | |
| Health and community services | 334.3 | 340.2 | 3,870.2 | 4,097.0 | |
| Cultural and recreational services | 27.8 | 27.8 | 329.0 | 317.4 | |
| Personal and other services | 102.0 | 102.5 | 1,397.2 | 1,348.4 | |
| All industries(a) | 1,542.8 | 1,510.0 | 19,082.2 | 18,294.6 | |
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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).
SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT
The annual review of seasonal adjustment factors for employment series shown in this publication has been completed. As a result, some previously published seasonally adjusted and trend estimates have been revised. See paragraphs 17 to 23 of the Explanatory Notes.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Greg Hilton 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 Greg Hilton.
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