States drive bureaucrat boom

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By Leith van Onselen

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has today released its annual report on public sector employment, which revealed a rise in total employment within the public service over the 2013-14 financial year, driven by an increase at the state government level.

The ABS defines public service employment as:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.