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Workforce Data 2023

  1. Section 01
    Workforce data 2023 - Senior leadership
    1. 1.1
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Kāhua kaiārahi matua Workforce data 2023 - Senior leader composition
    2. 1.2
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Taiutu kaiārahi matua Workforce data 2023 - Senior leader remuneration/pay
  2. Section 02
    Workforce data 2023 - Remuneration/pay
    1. 2.1
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Ia utu Workforce Data 2023 - Wage trends
    2. 2.2
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Āputa utu Workforce Data 2023 - Pay gaps
    3. 2.3
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Utu Ohumahi Workforce Data 2023 - Workforce Costs
  3. Section 03
    Workforce data 2023 - Public sector composition
    1. 3.1
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Umanga Workforce Data 2023 - Occupation
    2. 3.2
      Raraunga Ohumahi - rahi Workforce Data 2023 - Workforce size
    3. 3.3
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Ohumahi ā-rohe Workforce Data 2023 - Regional workforce
  4. Section 04
    Workforce data 2023 - Diversity and inclusion
    1. 4.1
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Te iwitanga i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui Workforce Data 2023 - Ethnicity in the Public Service
    2. 4.2
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Te Ira Tangata i roto i Te Ratonga Tūmatanui Workforce Data 2023 - Gender representation in the Public Service
    3. 4.3
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Āniwaniwa Workforce Data 2023 - Rainbow
    4. 4.4
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Hunga whaikaha Workforce Data 2023 - Disability
    5. 4.5
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Kāhua taipakeke Workforce Data 2023 - Age profile
    6. 4.6
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Hāhi Workforce Data 2023 - Religion
    7. 4.7
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Whakaurunga Workforce Data 2023 - Inclusion
  5. Section 05
    Workforce data 2023 - Working in the Public Service
    1. 5.1
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Te hauora i roto i te mahi Workforce Data 2023 - Wellbeing at work
    2. 5.2
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Paearu mahi Workforce Data 2023 - Conditions of employment
    3. 5.3
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Te whakataurite oranga me te mahi Workforce Data 2023 - Balancing life and work
    4. 5.4
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Te nekeneke Workforce Data 2023 - Mobility
    5. 5.5
      Raraunga Ohumahi - Te āheinga Workforce Data 2023 - Capability
  6. Section 06
    Guidance: Data drilldown and technical guidance 2023

The data we collect gives us information about the workforce regions for the Public Service and the wider public sector.

Public Service workforce by region

The largest proportion of the Public Service workforce (44.5%) is located in the Wellington region, which comprises both regional and head office-based staff. This is a slight decrease from 44.7% in 2022. Other regions have 55.5% of the workforce, led by Auckland (20.8%), Canterbury (9.8%) and Waikato (6.4%). Regional distribution of the Public Service tends to be relatively stable over time. The share of the workforce in Wellington increased each year between 2015 and 2021 to 44.9% (although it has dropped slightly since then). A driver for this growing Wellington share was increasing work around designing and supporting digital services. The share of the workforce in Waikato has been slowly declining since 2015 when it was 8.4% of the Public Service.

Public Service staff by region(XLSX, 19 KB)

Public sector workforce by region

When we look at all central government, including education and health, the largest proportion of the workforce is in Auckland. Around 122,400 (30.1%) of 407,200 central government employees are in Auckland. 

Public Sector workforce headcount(XLSX, 85 KB)

  1. Section 3.2
    Raraunga Ohumahi - rahi Workforce Data 2023 - Workforce size
  2. Section 04
    Workforce data 2023 - Diversity and inclusion