In June unemployment dropped for a second straight month, down 0.3% points to 7.8%, according to the latest Roy Morgan monthly employment data. The drop in unemployment was driven by increasing full-time jobs which boosted the overall number of employed Australians.
The latest Roy Morgan employment series data shows unemployment dropping by 1.6% points to 8.1% in May as many Australians took up part-time employment in relation to the recent Federal Election. Under-employment in May increased slightly by 0.2% points to 8.6%.
The latest Roy Morgan employment series data shows unemployment increasing by 1.9% points to 9.7% in April - the biggest monthly increase since the initial stages of the pandemic just over two years ago. However, under-employment was unchanged at 8.4% in April.
The latest Roy Morgan employment series data shows unemployment dropping to its lowest since the pandemic began, down 0.7% points to 7.8% - the lowest since October 2019. However, under-employment increased by almost as much and was up 0.6% points to 8.4%.
The latest Roy Morgan employment series data shows 1.2 million Australians were unemployed in January, down 51,000 on December (8.2% of the workforce), and a further 1.23 million Australians (8.4% of the workforce) were under-employed, down 198,000 (down 1.4% points).