The State Services Commission (NZ) releases information on the state sector workforce and makes key information publicly available. This is so New Zealanders have more visibility about who works in public agencies, what their roles are, how much people earn and where it is they go to work. This information shows trends and changes over time, both at an individual agency level, and aggregated up to public service level, and assists agencies in making informed decisions about their workforce, to ensure the delivery of better public services.

This document is a useful tool for shining a light on trends and areas that need to improve and informing public debate about important issues such as the representation of women, the number of women in senior leadership and chief executive roles, progress on gender pay, ethnic pay and health and safety in the workplace. It is organised around five main areas of the public service: workforce, diversity, career, workplace, inclusion, remuneration and workplace.