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The Rising Share of Part-time Employment

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  • Natasha Cassidy

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

  • Stephanie Parsons

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

Abstract

One of the most significant changes to the Australian labour market in recent decades has been the rise in the share of part-time employment to account for nearly one-third of total employment. This article details the various supply and demand factors that have underpinned the increase in part-time employment, as well as some of the characteristics of part-time workers. Because there are some part-time workers who want to work additional hours, it is useful to consider underemployment as well as unemployment in measuring labour market spare capacity.

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  • Natasha Cassidy & Stephanie Parsons, 2017. "The Rising Share of Part-time Employment," RBA Bulletin (Print copy discontinued), Reserve Bank of Australia, pages 19-26, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:rba:rbabul:sep2017-03
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    Cited by:

    1. Belinda Jessup & Tony Barnett & Kehinde Obamiro & Merylin Cross & Edwin Mseke, 2021. "Review of the Health, Welfare and Care Workforce in Tasmania, Australia: 2011–2016," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-15, June.
    2. Alexandra Brown & Rochelle Guttmann, 2017. "Ageing and Labour Supply in Advanced Economies," RBA Bulletin (Print copy discontinued), Reserve Bank of Australia, pages 37-46, December.
    3. Geoff Weir, 2018. "Wage Growth Puzzles and Technology," RBA Research Discussion Papers rdp2018-10, Reserve Bank of Australia.
    4. Inga Laß & Mark Wooden, 2019. "Non-standard Employment and Wages in Australia," RBA Annual Conference Papers acp2019-04, Reserve Bank of Australia, revised Jul 2019.

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