Key facts
Public sector new starters
58,969 non-casual employees started working with a Victorian public sector employer (down 3.4% from 61,051 new starters in 2023):
- 39.0% (22,976) were aged 25 to 34
- 57.9% (34,148) were ongoing employees
- 41.1% (24,264) were part-time employees
- 65.9% (38,873) were women.
New starters accounted for 14.6% of all non-casual public sector employees in 2024 (down from 15.6% in 2023).
Public sector separations
47,797 non-casual employees separated from a Victorian public sector employer (down 5.3% from 50,498 in 2023):
- 64.4% (30,802) were ongoing employees
- 44.5% (21,253) were part-time employees
- 32.0% (15,276) were aged 25 to 34
- 65.7% (31,391) were women.
This is a separation rate of 11.8% of all non-casual public sector employees.
Victorian Public Service (VPS) new starters
- 10,728 non-casual employees started working with a VPS employer (down 16.3% from 12,816 in 2023).
- 53.0% (5,682) of new employees were employed on an ongoing basis, compared to 45.6% (5,847 employees) in 2022-23.
- 86.7% (9,303) of new employees were employed on a full-time basis
- 37.4% (4,012) of new employees were aged 25 to 34
- 60.8% (6,518) were women.
The mobility rate is the number of new starters who came from another VPS employer. This has steadily increased since 2018 but has decreased compared to 2023.
The mobility rate for VPS employees is:
- 3.4% or 1,905 of all ongoing and fixed-term VPS employees who moved between VPS organisations (compared to 5.0% or 2,833 employees in 2023).
The decline in new starters and mobility rate compared to 2023 may be attributed to the Victorian Government’s 2023/24 Budget reprioritisation processes.
Victorian Public Service (VPS) separations
11,378 non-casual employees separated from a VPS employer (down 9.5% from 12,571 employees in 2023).
Among those who separated from a VPS employer, 41.4% (4,711) were employed on a fixed-term basis.
New starter and separation rates
This chart shows the number and percentage of non-casual employees who started with or separated from a new employer between July 2023 and June 2024.
You can filter the data by:
- age
- full-time or part-time employment
- ongoing, fixed term or casual employment
- gender.
The percentage figures represent the percentage of all employees within each demographic.
You can also filter by number to see the distribution of new starters or separations by industry or demographic.
New starter rates over time
Overall, public sector new starter rates have decreased from 15.6% in 2023 to 14.6% in 2024 for all non-casual employees.
In 2024, new starters made up:
- 15.8% (10,728 employees) of all non-casual employees in the VPS, down from 18.5% (12,816 employees) in 2023.
- 14.4% (48,241 employees) of all non-casual employees in public entities, down from 15.0% (48,235 employees) in 2023.
Separation rates over time
Separation rates for non-casual public sector employees have decreased compared to 2023.
11.8% or 47,797 of all non-casual employees separated from their public sector employer from July 2023 to June 2024 compared to 12.9% or 50,498 from July 2022 to June 2023.
Separation rates by industry
From July 2023 to June 2024, separation rates for non-casual employees decreased slightly across most industry groups.
Victorian Public Service employees who moved across organisations
The Victorian Public Service (VPS) is a single employer with common terms and conditions for employees, made up of:
- 10 departments
- Victoria Police
- 45 offices and authorities.
As a large and diverse employer, VPS employees can build satisfying careers across a service-wide structure.
In July 2019, the Jobs and Skills Exchange was established alongside a new recruitment policy.
Since its introduction the number of people transferring between VPS agencies has increased from 1,175 to 1,905 at June 2024.
New starters who came from another Victoria Public Service employer
From July 2023 to June 2024, 16.6% of new starters (1,905 employees) came from another VPS employer (down from 19.8% or 2,833 employees in 2023).
Mobility rate in the Victorian Public Service
The mobility rate is the proportion of all active non-casual employees who moved between Victorian Public Service employers.
While mobility rates have increased over time, the mobility rate in 2024 fell to 3.4% from 5.0% in 2023.