These figures don't include projected reductions in Victorian Public Service (VPS) roles as a result of the 2023/24 Budget.
Changes in employment are primarily due to:
Ongoing employment rose by 5.4% (12,147 FTE) representing 96% of the total rise in public sector employment.
Casual employment rose by 4.9% (485 FTE) representing 4% of the total rise in public sector employment.
Fixed-term employment fell by 2.9% (1620 FTE).
Major rises in employment by sector:
Major rises were driven by an increase in frontline employees:
Other substantial rises included:
This table shows the number of employees in the Victorian Public Service (VPS) at June 2023. It doesn't include the reduction in employees as a result of the May 2023 state budget.
| Responses for | Employers | Headcount | FTE |
| Departments | 10 | 41,277 | 39,328 |
| Administrative offices | 13 | 3,976 | 3,841 |
| Other Victorian Public Service employers including Victoria Police | 33 | 12,133 | 11,591 |
| Total | 56 | 57,386 | 54,760 |
| Responses for | Employers | Headcount | FTE |
| Health services | 4 | 504 | 469 |
| Other health organisations | 76 | 146,060 | 107,098 |
| Total | 80 | 146,564 | 107,567 |
| Responses for | Employers | Headcount | FTE |
| Teaching service | 1 | 85,245 | 72,751 |
| Schools local payroll | 1,581 | 8,395 | 2,861 |
| Total | 1,582 | 93,640 | 75,612 |
| Responses for | Employers | Headcount | FTE |
| Ambulance Victoria | 1 | 7,030 | 6,256 |
| Country Fire Authority | 1 | 1,019 | 935 |
| Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority | 1 | 1,408 | 1,308 |
| Fire Rescue Victoria | 1 | 4,469 | 4,448 |
| Victoria Police (sworn and PSOs) | 1 | 17,956 | 17,632 |
| Victoria State Emergency Service | 1 | 306 | 273 |
| Total | 6 | 32,188 | 30,851 |
| Responses for | Employers | Headcount | FTE |
| Cemetery | 5 | 733 | 686 |
| Creative industries | 9 | 2,796 | 2,096 |
| Facilities management | 9 | 987 | 775 |
| Finance | 9 | 4,074 | 3,890 |
| Miscellaneous | 10 | 1,631 | 1,485 |
| Regulator | 14 | 942 | 892 |
| Sport and recreation | 13 | 3,173 | 2,209 |
| Transport | 5 | 3,247 | 3,152 |
| Total | 74 | 17,583 | 15,184 |
| Responses for | Employers | Headcount | FTE |
| TAFE | 12 | 9,370 | 7,701 |
| Other education | 3 | 653 | 572 |
| Total | 15 | 10,023 | 8,273 |
| Responses for | Employers | Headcount | FTE |
| Catchment | 9 | 420 | 377 |
| Land management | 11 | 2,473 | 2,227 |
| Planning | 4 | 459 | 443 |
| Water corporations | 19 | 7,209 | 6,884 |
| Total | 43 | 10,561 | 9,931 |