Workforce data (state of the public sector)

Workforce data 2024

We’ve published the first release of our Workforce data for 2024.

The first release includes:

• Number of employees
• Number of executives
• Number of employees by public sector organisation.

In early 2025, we’ll publish the remaining Workforce data for 2024.

Employee and executive numbers 2024

• Number of employees

  Number of employers and employees across the Victorian public sector.

• Number of executives

  Number of executives across the Victorian public sector.

• Number of employees by public sector organisation

  Number of employees in each Victorian public sector department, organisation and industry.

Workforce data 2023

Commissioner reflections, KPIs and case studies for 2023

• Commissioner reflections: state of the public sector 2023

  Read Victorian Public Sector Commissioner Brigid Monagle's view of the public sector.

• Key Performance Indicators for the public sector 2023

  How we measure the performance of the Victorian public sector workforce.

• Community case studies 2023

  Stories from across the public sector supporting the community.

• Workforce case studies 2023

  Stories about the public sector workforce.

Employee and executive pay, leave and work arrangements 2023

• Employee occupations and pay grades

  Number of employees by occupation and pay grade.

• Employee pay and gender pay

  Employee pay, conditions, pay by gender and the gender pay gap.

• Employee personal leave

  Personal leave days taken by employees.

• Employment arrangements

  Employees who have ongoing, fixed-term or casual employment contracts and employees who work full-time and part-time.

• Employee work locations

  Employees who work in rural and regional Victoria and Greater Metropolitan Melbourne.

• Employee turnover and mobility

  New starter, separation and mobility rates of employees.

Employee experiences in the workplace 2023

• Integrity, innovation and quality

  Employees who feel their organisation has integrity, is innovative and delivers high-quality services.

• Workgroup behaviour

  How employees feel about their capacity to speak up, collaboration, inclusion and barriers to success at work.

• Job satisfaction and career intentions

  How employees feel about their work, workload, learning and development and career intentions.

• Flexible work

  How employees feel about flexible work.

• Managers and leaders

  Employees who feel supported by their managers and senior leaders.

• Public sector values

  Employees who feel their organisation demonstrates the 7 core public sector values.

• Wellbeing and engagement

  How employees feel about their work-related stress, safety, wellbeing and engagement.

• Negative behaviours

  Employees who experienced negative workplace behaviours.

Employee diversity and inclusion 2023

• Age, gender and sexuality

  The age, gender and sexual orientation of employees and executives.

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

  Employees who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

• Cultural background and home life

  The cultural background, languages and caring responsibilities of employees.

• Disability and workplace adjustments

  Employees with disability and workplace adjustments.

More information about our data

• People matter survey response rates 2023

  Number of survey respondents across the Victorian public sector and in each industry.

• People matter survey 2023 results by organisation

  People matter survey 2023 results for each Victorian public sector organisation that took part in the survey.

• Workforce data sets 2023

  Download the workforce data and People matter survey 2023 data sets.

• How we prepared our 2023 data

  Information on how to read our data and charts.

• How we prepared our 2024 data

  Information on how to read our data and charts.