thousands of persons - Source frequency: semiannual
Total Australian Public Service (APS) headcount — the number of federal public servants.
Tracks the size of the federal public service over time. Changes reflect government policy priorities and service delivery capacity.
Contextual / neutral
Source: APSC APS Employment Data (biannual release)
GREEN = favorable trend within acceptable band of baseline. AMBER = flat or mild change. RED = unfavorable trend beyond threshold.