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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1069049/australia-employment-in-commonwealth-government/
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Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of public sector employees in the federal government of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1069049/australia-employment-in-commonwealth-government/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
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: /statistics/1069049/australia-employment-in-commonwealth-government/
