Australian unemployment rises to 9.2% in August as labor force swells to 14.8 million Australians

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Australian unemployment rises to 9.2% in August as labor force swells to 14.8 million Australians
Australian unemployment rises to 9.2% in August as labor force swells to 14.8 million Australians

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Roy Morgan’s Estimates of Unemployed and ‘Underemployed’*

Unemployed or

“Partly Busy”*

Unemployed

Unemployed looking

“Partly Busy”*

Full work day

In absentia

2021

‘000

%

‘000

%

‘000

‘000

‘000

%

January-March 2021

2,971

20.6

1750

12.1

717

1,033

1,222

8.5

April-June 2021

2,688

18.3

1,398

9.5

574

824

1,290

8.8

July-September 2021

2,573

17.7

1350

9.3

547

803

1,224

8.4

October-December 2021

2,586

17.8

1,301

9.0

537

764

1,286

8.9

2022

January-March 2022

2380

16.4

1,187

8.2

438

749

1,193

8.2

April-June 2022

2,467

17.0

1,235

8.5

482

753

1,232

8.5

months

July 2021

2,756

18.8

1,422

9.7

619

803

1,334

9.1

August 2021

2,537

17.7

1,362

9.5

492

870

1,175

8.2

September 2021

2,428

16.7

1,265

8.7

530

735

1,163

8.0

October 2021

2,547

17.8

1320

9.2

471

849

1,227

8.6

November 2021

2,536

17.5

1330

9.2

583

748

1,206

8.3

December 2021

2,676

18.2

1,252

8.5

557

695

1,424

9.7

January 2022

2,427

16.6

1,201

8.2

464

737

1,226

8.4

February 2022

2,357

16.3

1,227

8.5

463

764

1,130

7.8

March 2022

2,356

16.2

1,133

7.8

387

746

1,223

8.4

April 2022

2,641

18.1

1,411

9.7

559

852

1230

8.4

May 2022

2,408

16.7

1,169

8.1

477

692

1,239

8.6

June 2022

2,351

16.3

1,125

7.8

409

716

1,226

8.5

July 2022

2,516

17.1

1,246

8.5

494

752

1270

8.6

August 2022

2,692

18.1

1,363

9.2

592

771

1,329

8.9

*The labor force includes the employed and those looking for work – the unemployed.

This study by Roy Morgan for Australia unemployment and “partly occupied”* based on weekly interviews of 852,714 Australians aged 14 and over between January 2007 and August 2022 and includes 6,076 telephone and online interviews in August 2022. *The “underemployed” are those people who work part-time or freelance who are looking for more work.

Contact Roy Morgan to learn more about Australia unemployed and understaffed; who and where they are and the challenges they face as they seek employment opportunities.

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Roy Morgan Research see ABS estimates of unemployment

source: Roy Morgan Single Source October 2006 – August 2022 Average monthly interviews 4,000.
Note: Roy Morgan’s unemployment forecasts are actual data, while the ABS estimates are seasonally adjusted.

Roy Morgan Research see ABS estimates of unemployment

source: Roy Morgan Single Source January 2000 – August 2022 Average monthly interviews 4,000.
Note: Roy Morgan’s unemployment forecasts are actual data, while the ABS estimates are seasonally adjusted.

source: Roy Morgan Single Source April 1995 – August 2022 Average monthly interviews 4,000.
Note: Roy Morgan’s unemployment forecasts are actual data, while the ABS estimates are seasonally adjusted.



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