As of 2019, employment within the Commonwealth government of Australia was on the rise, amounting to 242.1 thousand employees. Employment within this segment of the public sector has increased by nearly two percent since 2015.
Number of public sector employees in the federal government of 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 the federal government of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069049/australia-employment-in-commonwealth-government/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of public sector employees in the federal government of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069049/australia-employment-in-commonwealth-government/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Number of public sector employees in the federal government of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069049/australia-employment-in-commonwealth-government/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Public Sector Employees in The Federal Government of Australia from Financial Year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069049/australia-employment-in-commonwealth-government/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of public sector employees in the federal government of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069049/australia-employment-in-commonwealth-government/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Number of public sector employees in the federal government of 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/1069049/australia-employment-in-commonwealth-government/