PUBLIC SECTOR —
STAFF
185. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Public Sector Management:
I refer to the composition of the Western
Australian public sector.
(1) How many people were employed,
by headcount and FTE, on 31 March in —
(a) 2017;
(b) 2018;
(c) 2019;
(d) 2020; and
(e) 2021?
(2) How many
people were in employed in senior executive services roles, by headcount and
FTE, on 31 March in —
(a) 2017;
(b) 2018;
(c) 2019;
(d) 2020; and
(e) 2021?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. Answers to questions (1) and (2) are in tabular form so I seek
leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1)–(2)
|
�Quarter
|
Sector
Headcount
|
SectorFTE
|
SES
officers (headcount)
|
|
31 March
2017
|
139,144
|
109,895
|
519
|
|
31 March
2018
|
140,799
|
110,404
|
403
|
|
31 March
2019
|
142,278
|
112,099
|
375
|
|
31 March
2020
|
146,343
|
115,548
|
412
|
|
31 March
2021
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
There is some additional text: data
for March 2021 will be published in mid-June 2021. The Public Sector Commission
publishes this information in the Western Australian public sector quarterly
workforce report. The increase in FTEs has been driven by the recruitment
of additional teachers and education aides as well as nurses, medical
practitioners and cleaners, who have been essential in the state government's
response to keeping Western Australia safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The McGowan Labor government makes
no apologies in hiring additional frontline workers to support Western Australians,
particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.