Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 11-Mar-16

A Roy Morgan Research survey on Australia’s labour market has found that the real unemployment rate fell from 10.3 per cent to 10 per cent in February 2016. The number of people in the workforce has risen to a record 13,174,000 (up 648,000 since February 2015), and a record 11,855,000 Australians are employed (up 710,000 in the last 12 months). Meanwhile, 1,161,000 people (8.8 per cent of the workforce) are under-employed. The official unemployment rate was four per cent in January 2016.

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