6248.0.55.001 - Wage and Salary Earners, Public Sector, Australia, Jun 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 13/09/2007  Final
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JUNE QUARTER KEY FIGURES

May 2007
Feb 2006 to May 2007
May 2006 to May 2007
'000
% change
% change
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES
Trend estimates
Commonwealth Government
230.8
1.7
(a)np
State Government
1 262.0
0.7
3.4
Local Government
169.5
0.4
1.6
Total Public Sector
1 662.3
0.8
(a)np
Seasonally Adjusted estimates
Commonwealth Government
231.1
1.6
(a)np
State Government
1 263.4
0.9
3.5
Local Government
169.9
0.8
1.5
Total Public Sector
1 664.4
1.0
(a)np
Jun Qtr 2007
Mar Qtr 2006 to Jun Qtr 2007
Jun Qtr 2006 to Jun Qtr 2007
$m
% change
% change
PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS
Original estimates
Commonwealth Government
3 821.3
17.6
(a)np
State Government
17 787.6
6.1
6.2
Local Government
1 897.7
3.1
7.5
Total Public Sector
23 506.6
7.6
(a)np
np not published due to break in series
(a) See paragraphs 3 and 4 of Explanatory Notes.

Public sector employees: Trend(a)
Graph: Public Sector Employees: Trend(a)



JUNE QUARTER KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES
  • In May there were 1,662,300 public sector employees. There were 230,800 employees in Commonwealth government, 1,262,000 in state government and 169,500 in local government.


NOTES


FINAL ISSUE

The quarterly Survey of Employment and Earnings - Public Sector is being replaced with an annual survey, commencing with the 2007-08 reference year. As a result this issue is the final quarterly issue of Wage and Salary Earners, Public Sector, Australia. Data from the 2007-08 survey are expected to be released in January 2009.



REVISIONS

Revisions have been made to previously published data for September quarter 2004 to March quarter 2007 inclusive, as a result of correcting errors in the level of government classification for several organisations. The revisions affect Commonwealth and State level of government estimates for Victoria, Australia and the Cultural and recreational services industry.



INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Joanne Bien on Perth (08) 9360 5274.