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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Public and Private Sector Employment

Question No. 277

MR WOOD- asked the Chief Minister on notice on 19 September 1990:

For each year since 1983, what has been the relative percentages of workers in the public and private sectors in the ACT.

MR KAINE- The answer to the members question is as follows:

In the period June 1983 to June 1989, the percentage of persons employed in the private sector in the ACT increased from 41.0 to 51.7. The latest available figures (March 1990) indicates that 51.8 of employment in the ACT is in the private sector.

The following table illustrates the relative percentage of private and public sector employment in the ACT:

PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR

JUNE 1983 59.0 - 41.0

JUNE 1984 57.8 42.2

JUNE 1985 58.2 41.8

JUNE 1986 56.5 43.5

JUNE 1987 56.4 43.6

JUNE 1988 51.9 48.1

JUNE 1989 48.2 51.7

(Calculated from ABM Catalogues .6203 The Labour Force

and 6248 Wage and Salary Earners)

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