Unless stated otherwise, this workforce data shows you numbers as at June 2020.
For most visuals, we give you a break down in 3 ways:
At the end of this page, find Excel datasets for June 2015 to June 2020.
Read more about how we define the public sector or see the full list of public sector agencies.
Due to COVID-19:
Affected casual employees, who had been working with their employer on a regular and systematic basis prior to COVID-19, were provided with financial support payments through their employer.
They aren't included in our employee numbers, as they weren’t working in the last pay period of June 2020.
The last pay period is when the public sector collects data on its workforce.
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There was a net rise of 0.3% or 148 in full-time equivalent terms (FTE)
This included rises:
This included falls:
To meet service needs during COVID-19, some employees temporarily transferred from one department or agency to another.
For this data, employees are counted as part of their home department or agency, not the one they've temporarily transferred to.
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We've adjusted the total count of employers (1821) to not double count 9 organisations that have both Victorian Public Service and non-Victorian Public Service employees.
Up 4.1% or 3,642 in full-time equivalent terms (FTE) including:
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Up 0.9% or 575 in full time equivalent terms (FTE) overall.
The breakdown of this is:
Teaching service rises
Up 2.6% or 1,682 in FTE terms for the teaching service including:
School council falls
There was a fall of 35.3% or 1,106 FTE for school council employees.
Due to COVID-19 shutdowns or reduced services, employers needed fewer casuals and seasonal fixed-term employees.
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Up 4.3% or 1,200 in full-time equivalent terms (FTE) including:
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Down 3.6% or 486 in full-time equivalent terms including:
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Up 3.9% or 298 in full-time equivalent (FTE) terms overall.
The breakdown of this is:
TAFE institutes
Up 5.3% or 370 in FTE terms to meet the need for more training services including:
Employment numbers fell in TAFEs by 2.4% or 235 in headcount terms, due to a shift from casual and fixed-term to ongoing employment.
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Up 2.1% or 185 in full-time equivalent terms including:
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We have adjusted employee headcount from 2019 as follows:
Due to the transfer of direct care staff from the Department of Health and Human Services to national Disability Insurance Scheme providers, there was a fall of:
At June 2019, 2,709 employees (2,628 in full-time equivalent terms) had transferred:
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For the most up to date data on employee numbers, see our most recent release: 2021 employee numbers