In June 2023, the underemployment rate was estimated at 6.4 percent in Australia. During the early months of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, underemployment rates reached over over 13 percent.
Monthly underemployment rate in Australia from June 2013 to June 2023
Characteristic
Rate of underemployment
23-Jun
6.4%
23-May
6.4%
23-Apr
6.2%
23-Mar
6.2%
23-Feb
5.8%
23-Jan
6.2%
22-Dec
6.1%
22-Nov
5.9%
22-Oct
5.9%
22-Sep
6%
22-Aug
5.9%
22-Jul
6%
22-Jun
6.1%
22-May
5.9%
22-Apr
6.2%
22-Mar
6.3%
22-Feb
6.6%
22-Jan
6.6%
21-Dec
6.6%
21-Nov
7.5%
21-Oct
9.3%
21-Sep
9.1%
21-Aug
9.2%
21-Jul
8.2%
21-Jun
7.9%
21-May
7.7%
21-Apr
7.8%
21-Mar
7.9%
21-Feb
8.4%
21-Jan
8.1%
20-Dec
8.5%
20-Nov
9.4%
20-Oct
10.2%
20-Sep
11.3%
20-Aug
11.2%
20-Jul
11.2%
20-Jun
11.6%
20-May
13.4%
20-Apr
13.7%
20-Mar
8.7%
20-Feb
8.6%
20-Jan
8.5%
19-Dec
8.2%
19-Nov
8.3%
19-Oct
8.4%
19-Sep
8.3%
19-Aug
8.5%
19-Jul
8.4%
19-Jun
8.2%
19-May
8.7%
19-Apr
8.5%
19-Mar
8.2%
19-Feb
8%
19-Jan
8.1%
18-Dec
8.3%
18-Nov
8.5%
18-Oct
8.2%
18-Sep
8.3%
18-Aug
8.2%
18-Jul
8.5%
18-Jun
8.6%
18-May
8.6%
18-Apr
8.4%
18-Mar
8.6%
18-Feb
8.5%
18-Jan
8.7%
17-Dec
8.5%
17-Nov
8.5%
17-Oct
8.5%
17-Sep
8.5%
17-Aug
8.6%
17-Jul
8.5%
17-Jun
8.4%
17-May
8.7%
17-Apr
8.7%
17-Mar
8.6%
17-Feb
9.1%
17-Jan
8.8%
16-Dec
8.6%
16-Nov
8.5%
16-Oct
8.5%
16-Sep
8.7%
16-Aug
8.8%
16-Jul
9%
16-Jun
8.8%
16-May
8.3%
16-Apr
8.6%
16-Mar
8.4%
16-Feb
8.4%
16-Jan
8.5%
15-Dec
8.4%
15-Nov
8.6%
15-Oct
8.7%
15-Sep
8.8%
15-Aug
8.4%
15-Jul
8.6%
15-Jun
8.4%
15-May
8.4%
15-Apr
8.3%
15-Mar
8.2%
15-Feb
8.5%
15-Jan
8.5%
14-Dec
8.4%
14-Nov
8.6%
14-Oct
8.2%
14-Sep
8.8%
14-Aug
8.4%
14-Jul
8.3%
14-Jun
7.9%
14-May
7.8%
14-Apr
7.7%
14-Mar
7.5%
14-Feb
7.5%
14-Jan
7.3%
13-Dec
7.5%
13-Nov
7.5%
13-Oct
7.5%
13-Sep
7.4%
13-Aug
7.6%
13-Jul
7.4%
13-Jun
7.5%
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 20, 2023). Monthly underemployment rate in Australia from June 2013 to June 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011084/australia-monthly-underemployment-rate/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Monthly underemployment rate in Australia from June 2013 to June 2023." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011084/australia-monthly-underemployment-rate/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Monthly underemployment rate in Australia from June 2013 to June 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011084/australia-monthly-underemployment-rate/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Monthly Underemployment Rate in Australia from June 2013 to June 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011084/australia-monthly-underemployment-rate/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Monthly underemployment rate in Australia from June 2013 to June 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011084/australia-monthly-underemployment-rate/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Monthly underemployment rate in Australia from June 2013 to June 2023 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011084/australia-monthly-underemployment-rate/
