‘Public sector’ is a broader title encompassing both the Government Sector and the independent offices that sit outside of it (e.g. the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Judicial Commission, Audit Office etc.) .
Almost 330,000 full-time employees make up the NSW public sector workforce and they support vital services such as health, education, housing, public transport, agriculture, environment, fire and emergency services as well as the police force, prisons and courts.
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We are 325,900 employees (FTE)
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The majority of us work in essential services, primarily health and education
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We make up 10.2% of all people employed in NSW and most of us are located in Sydney
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Find out more in the latest 2017 State of the NSW Public Sector Report.