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April, 2021
Tasmania– Public Sector Snapshot
$1,453
$1,483
$1,494
$1,788
$1,817
$1,891
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
November 2018 May 2019 November 2019 May 2020 November 2020
Private Sector
Public Sector
2.9
1.6
4.4
5.1
0.7
0.3
0.8
0.5
0
10
Nov 19 Feb 20 May 20 Aug 20 Nov 20 Feb 21
Private Sector Public Sector
17
16
16
14
50
54
51 50
48
43
0
100
200
Nov-19 Feb-20 May-20 Aug-20 Nov-20 Feb-21
Part Time (Public Sector) Public Sector (Total)
79
73
85 85
205
209
190
204
207
219
0
500
1,000
Nov-19 Feb-20 May-20 Aug-20 Nov-20 Feb-21
Part Time (Private Sector) Private Sector (Total)
66
72
4
5
58
66
3
4
Greater Hobart
Rest of Tasmaina
Greater Hobart
Rest of Tasmaina
Employed
Unemployed
Males Females
Approximately 2% of the Australian employed population lives in Tasmania.
The Greater Hobart Area represents 47% of the Tasmanian employment.
Females represent 46.7% of the total population of employed people in the
Greater Hobart region. For the rest of Tasmania, Females constitute 48.7%
of employees.
Public Sector Jobs represent 16.4% of Jobs in W A.
32.5% of Public Sector W orkers are Part-Time.
In November 2019, Private Sector wages were $397 a week (on
average) less than Public Sector W ages.
Over the past two years, Average Private Sector wages
increased by 2.8% (in total). Public Sector increased by 5.8%
38.8% of Public Sector W orkers are Part-Time.
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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
Tasmania's Employment Situation By Gender
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