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April, 2021
Australian Capital Territory– Public Sector Snapshot
$1,800
$1,759
$1,794
$2,044
$2,122
$2,163
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
November 2018 May 2019 November
2019
May 2020 November 2020
Private Sector Public Sector
5.3
2.5
6.0 6.0
2.5
1.0
1.9
2.1
0
10
Nov 19 Feb 20 May 20 Aug 20 Nov 20 Feb 21
Private Sector Public Sector
15
17
14
12
91
97
102
99
93
84
0
100
200
300
Nov-19 Feb-20 May-20 Aug-20 Nov-20 Feb-21
Part Time (Public Sector) Public Sector (Total)
55
41
53
48
146
142
127
139
151
153
0
100
200
300
Nov-19 Feb-20 May-20 Aug-20 Nov-20 Feb-21
Part Time (Private Sector) Private Sector (Total)
120
6
117
6
Australian Capital Territory
Employed
Australian Capital Territory
Unemployed
Males Females
1.8% of the Employed population of Australia live in the Australian Capital
Territory.
Females represent 49.4% of the employed population of the ACT.
Public Sector Jobs represent 35.4% of Jobs in the Australian Capital
Territory.
14.3% of Public Sector W orkers are Part-Time.
Public Sector jobs have fallen 7.7% overall when compared with
November 2019 but Part-Time jobs have fallen by 20%.
In November 2019, Private Sector wages were $369 a week (on
average) less than Public Sector W ages.
Over the past two years, Average Private Sector wages
remained relatively constant. Public Sector increased by 5.8%.
'000
Employees
'000
Employees
'000
Vacancies
Sources:
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/job-vacancies-
australia/feb-2021#industry
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-work-hours/average-weekly-earnings-
australia/latest-release
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia-
detailed/latest-release#industry-occupation-and-sector
https://www.wantedanalytics.com/
Average Weekly Full Time Earnings by Sector
Number of Vacancies by Sector and Quarter
Public Sector Employees and Part-Time Work
Private Sector Employees and Part-Time Work
ACT's Employment Situation By Gender
'000 People
