More Aussies work multiple jobs as cost-of-living bites

Thursday 15 December 2022

On Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released Labour Account data which showed that the number and share of people working multiple jobs hit a record high 6.5% in August.

The below chart from IFM Investors’ chief economist, Alex Joiner, plots the rise in multiple job holders:

Callam Pickering, economist at global jobs site Indeed, has also plotted the share of multiple job holders over time:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.