JUNE KEY FIGURES
 | | | May 2005 | Feb 2005 to May 2005 | May 2004 to May 2005 |
| | | '000 | % change | % change |
|
| PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES | | | |
| Trend estimates | | | |
| | Commonwealth Government | 250.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| | State Government | 1 181.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| | Local Government | 167.1 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| | Total Public Sector | 1 599.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Seasonally Adjusted estimates | | | |
| | Commonwealth Government | 251.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| | State Government | 1 187.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| | Local Government | 168.5 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
| | Total Public Sector | 1 607.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
|
| | | Jun Qtr 2005 | Mar Qtr 2005 to Jun Qtr 2005 | Jun Qtr 2004 to Jun Qtr 2005 |
| | | $m | % change | % change |
|
| PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS | | | |
| Original estimates | | | |
| | Commonwealth Government | 3 963.5 | 17.1 | 7.3 |
| | State Government | 15 596.0 | 10.4 | 10.2 |
| | Local Government | 1 671.2 | 5.1 | 9.2 |
| | Total Public Sector | 21 230.7 | 11.2 | 9.6 |
|
Public sector employees
| |
JUNE KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES
- From May 2004 to May 2005 the number of public sector employees increased by 36,000 (2.3%) to 1,599,000.
- In the same period the number of employees increased in local government by 4.0%, state government by 2.1% and in Commonwealth government by 2.0%.
NOTES
NOTES ON ESTIMATES
Revisions have been made to previously published data for March quarter 2004 to March quarter 2005 inclusive as a result of collecting better quality data and correcting errors in previously reported data. The revisions affect estimates for State Government in Victoria, the Education industry, and higher level aggregates which include these estimates.
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
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TABLES
1. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES, Level of government - States & territories |
| |
| February 2005 | May 2005 | |
| C'wealth | State | Local | Total | C'wealth | State | Local | Total | |
| '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | |
Trend | |
| |
| New South Wales | 59.6 | 373.8 | 51.2 | 484.6 | 59.3 | 372.2 | 50.8 | 482.3 | |
| Victoria | 56.6 | 258.5 | 38.6 | 353.7 | 57.4 | 261.3 | 39.2 | 357.9 | |
| Queensland | 32.7 | 239.5 | 40.3 | 312.5 | 32.9 | 240.9 | 41.7 | 315.5 | |
| South Australia | 14.6 | 100.0 | 9.9 | 124.5 | 14.8 | 100.6 | 10.0 | 125.4 | |
| Western Australia | 15.9 | 129.9 | 17.3 | 163.1 | 15.9 | 132.0 | 17.3 | 165.2 | |
| Tasmania | 6.0 | 34.8 | na | 45.1 | 6.1 | 34.9 | na | 45.3 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 19.5 | na | 26.4 | 3.5 | 19.7 | na | 26.8 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 60.3 | 19.1 | na | 79.4 | 60.8 | 19.6 | na | 80.4 | |
| Australia | 249.1 | 1 175.1 | 165.0 | 1 589.2 | 250.7 | 1 181.2 | 167.1 | 1 599.0 | |
Seasonally Adjusted | |
| |
| New South Wales | 59.5 | 373.4 | 51.1 | 484.0 | 59.5 | 370.5 | 51.0 | 481.0 | |
| Victoria | 57.1 | r258.1 | 38.4 | r353.6 | 57.4 | 263.2 | 39.5 | 360.1 | |
| Queensland | 32.6 | 236.5 | 40.1 | 309.2 | 32.9 | 243.0 | 42.2 | 318.1 | |
| South Australia | 14.5 | 97.3 | 10.0 | 121.8 | 14.9 | 102.3 | 9.9 | 127.1 | |
| Western Australia | 15.8 | 127.8 | 17.2 | 160.8 | 16.0 | 133.8 | 17.3 | 167.1 | |
| Tasmania | 6.1 | 34.3 | na | 44.7 | 6.2 | 35.3 | na | 45.6 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 19.5 | na | 26.3 | 3.5 | 19.9 | na | 27.0 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 60.3 | 18.9 | na | 79.2 | 61.0 | 19.9 | na | 80.9 | |
| Australia | 249.3 | r1 165.8 | 163.8 | r1 578.9 | 251.4 | 1 187.9 | 168.5 | 1 607.8 | |
Original | |
| |
| New South Wales | 59.4 | 359.3 | 51.1 | 469.8 | 60.0 | 375.4 | 51.2 | 486.6 | |
| Victoria | 56.8 | r251.0 | 38.6 | r346.4 | 56.7 | 266.2 | 39.5 | 362.4 | |
| Queensland | 32.6 | 230.9 | 40.3 | 303.9 | 32.9 | 245.1 | 41.6 | 319.6 | |
| South Australia | 14.5 | 94.8 | 10.0 | 119.3 | 14.7 | 102.9 | 10.0 | 127.6 | |
| Western Australia | 15.9 | 123.5 | 17.3 | 156.7 | 16.1 | 134.1 | 17.5 | 167.6 | |
| Tasmania | 6.0 | 32.5 | 4.4 | 42.9 | 6.1 | 36.0 | 4.2 | 46.2 | |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 19.1 | 3.4 | 25.9 | 3.6 | 20.0 | 3.5 | 27.0 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 59.9 | 17.8 | na | 77.7 | 61.4 | 19.9 | na | 81.3 | |
| Australia | 248.4 | r1 129.0 | 165.1 | r1 542.5 | 251.4 | 1 199.6 | 167.3 | 1 618.3 | |
| |
| na not available |
| r revised |
2. PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS, Level of government - States & territories: Original |
| |
| March Quarter 2005 | June Quarter 2005 | |
| C'wealth | State | Local | Total | C'wealth | State | Local | Total | |
| $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
| |
| New South Wales | 791.6 | 4 948.3 | 540.7 | 6 280.6 | 916.8 | 5 302.9 | 566.8 | 6 786.5 | |
| Victoria | 785.1 | r2 976.2 | 330.7 | r4 092.0 | 900.3 | 3 277.4 | 340.3 | 4 517.9 | |
| Queensland | 406.2 | 2 797.6 | 400.7 | 3 604.5 | 485.1 | 3 111.8 | 436.7 | 4 033.7 | |
| South Australia | 190.5 | 1 095.8 | 104.7 | 1 391.0 | 224.5 | 1 251.3 | 107.6 | 1 583.4 | |
| Western Australia | 193.8 | 1 414.3 | 153.6 | 1 761.6 | 228.2 | 1 643.6 | 160.9 | 2 032.6 | |
| Tasmania | 75.7 | 381.3 | 42.4 | 499.4 | 90.4 | 422.1 | 39.9 | 552.5 | |
| Northern Territory | 42.3 | 258.4 | 17.1 | 317.9 | 51.6 | 297.3 | 19.1 | 367.9 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 899.5 | 251.0 | na | 1 150.5 | 1 066.5 | 289.6 | na | 1 356.2 | |
| Australia | 3 384.8 | r14 122.8 | 1 589.9 | r19 097.4 | 3 963.5 | 15 596.0 | 1 671.2 | 21 230.7 | |
| |
| na not available |
| r revised |
3. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES AND GROSS EARNINGS, Industry: Original |
| |
| Employees | Gross earnings | |
| February 2005 | May 2005 | March Quarter 2005 | June Quarter 2005 | |
| '000 | '000 | $m | $m | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3.3 | 3.4 | 42.6 | 44.7 | |
| Manufacturing | 5.1 | 5.0 | 85.8 | 87.9 | |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | 42.8 | 43.4 | 708.5 | 763.5 | |
| Construction | 4.4 | 4.5 | 52.7 | 61.9 | |
| Transport and storage | 40.6 | 40.9 | 627.8 | 681.3 | |
| Communication services | 74.0 | 74.6 | 963.7 | 1 124.1 | |
| Finance and insurance | 10.1 | 10.3 | 153.1 | 165.4 | |
| Property and business services | 28.5 | 28.6 | 402.3 | 467.5 | |
| Government administration and defence | 410.9 | 419.7 | 4 964.3 | 5 564.5 | |
| Education | r434.3 | 499.6 | r4 849.4 | 5 917.5 | |
| Health and community services | 351.1 | 351.2 | 4 455.7 | 4 361.6 | |
| Cultural and recreational services | 27.8 | 28.0 | 341.3 | 379.0 | |
| Personal and other services | 108.6 | 108.1 | 1 441.8 | 1 601.7 | |
| All industries(a) | r1 542.5 | 1 618.3 | r19 097.4 | 21 230.7 | |
| |
| r revised |
| (a) Includes Mining, Wholesale trade, Retail trade and Accommodation, cafes and restaurants. |
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