page_title: Economy of the Australian Capital Territory
section_title: Public administration and safety
hierarchical_section_title: Economy of the Australian Capital Territory / Sectors and Industries / Public administration and safety
caption_attribution_description: English: Anzac Parade from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, ACT. In the distance is Old Parliament House, and behind that is the new Parliament House. Español: Vista de Anzac Parade desde el Memorial de Guerra Australiano en Canberra, Australia. En el fondo se puede ver el antiguo edificio del parlamento y detrás está el actual edificio del parlamento. Polski: Aleja Anzac Parade w&#160;Canberze, stolicy Australii, widziana z&#160;Australian War Memorial. W&#160;oddali widoczny jest stary, a&#160;za&#160;nim nowy budynek parlamentu. Čeština: Australský válečný památník Anzac Parade k uctění památky australských a novozélandských vojáků bojujících v první světové válce, Canberra - hlavní město Austrálie. V pozadí jsou viditelné budovy starého a nového Australského parlamentu. Magyar: Az ANZAC parade felvonulási terület az Ausztrál Háborús Emlékhely irányából nézve (Canberra, Ausztrália) Македонски: Свечениот дрворед на Австралискиот воен паметник во Канбера. Денес се одбележува Денот на АНЗАК во чест на австралиските и новозеландските војници кои ѝ служеле на татковината. Nederlands: Anzac Parade, onderdeel van het Australian War Memorial in de Australische hoofdstad Canberra. Op 25 april, Anzac Day, worden de Australische en Nieuw-Zeelandse veteranen herdacht. Português: Anzac Parade vista do Memorial de Guerra Australiano em Camberra, Austrália. Em Anzac Parade é celebrado o Dia ANZAC cada 25 de abril em reconhecimento aos australianos e neozelandeses que serviram a seu país.
context_page_description: The economy of the Australian Capital Territory is the fastest-growing, sixth biggest economy of Australia as of the end of the 2017-18 financial year. Since the introduction of its self-government status in 1989, and with few exceptions in 1992, 1996, and 2014, the ACT economy has exhibited positive growth at a 1991-2018 average of 3.17 percent per year. A vast majority of the economy is concentrated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, and is composed primarily by service industries, particularly those related to the administration of federal and local government. Construction also contributes to an important part of the economy, boosted by large government-funded projects and an active residential market. In contrast to other Australian states and territories, primary sectors such as agriculture, forestry, and mining, represent a very small proportion of the economy. A negative balance of trade has characterised the ACT economy since 2012-13, with small goods trade and a growing service export industry comprised mainly by education and public administration services.
context_section_description: The public sector is the main driver of economic performance in the ACT, as the largest portions of both employment and economic value are sourced from it.
  In 2017-18, 25.9% of ACT GSP was made up of public administration and safety, by gross value added. Total GVA of this sector reached A$10.3 billion in the same year. Public sector jobs have been on the rise since 2001, growing by 70% between 2001-2016, the largest growth in employment by occupation in the ACT. As at 2016, almost a third (30.8%) of ACT workers were employed in the public sector. Due to the large dependency on its public sectors, the ACT economy is volatile to changes in government spending, with the biggest economic contributions and detractions in final state growth coming from it. Such economic risk, however, has been partially offset by small agriculture and mining sectors. In 2014, large-scale cuts in public service jobs, in conjunction with low levels of household consumption, reduced economic stimulus in subsequent years.
caption: View of Parliament House. Several federal government buildings and other public organisations are based in Canberra.
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