In financial year 2019, public sector employment in Australia peaked at approximately 2,046.7 thousand employees. In spite of minor fluctuations, employment in this sector has largely been on the rise since 2010.
Number of public sector employees in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 7, 2019). Number of public sector employees in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068493/australia-employment-in-public-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of public sector employees in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068493/australia-employment-in-public-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Number of public sector employees in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068493/australia-employment-in-public-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Public Sector Employees in Australia from Financial Year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068493/australia-employment-in-public-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of public sector employees in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068493/australia-employment-in-public-sector/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Number of public sector employees in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068493/australia-employment-in-public-sector/