So much for that part time jobs surge, from Peter Martin:
Full-time employment has slid 64,500 since December while part-time employment has surged 136,600. The net result of 72,300 extra Australians in work reflects a hollowing out of employment rather than a boost in hours. There were scarcely any more hours worked in July than in December.
The international definition used by the Bureau of Statistics requires it to count someone as “employed” even if they work only one hour per week.
