Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 8-Jan-15

A Roy Morgan Research survey on Australia’s labour market has found that the real unemployment rate was 10.9 per cent in December 2014. The number of people in the workforce now totals a record 12,901,000 (up 266,000 since December 2013), while the number of people who are underemployed has risen by 154,000 in the last 12 months to 1,246,000 (9.7 per cent). The official unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in November. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says the high level of unemployment and underemployment means the Federal Government must look seriously at industrial relations reform

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