In September 2019 , the ABS reported that the underemployment rate was under 8.5 % , and the underutilization rate was under 13.8 % .
According to the ABS , in September 2019 , the underemployment rate remained steady at 8.4 % , while the underutilisation rate ( the unemployed plus the under-employed ) remained steady at 13.7 % .According to Roy Morgan Research the unemployment rate in April 2019 was 8.9 % , while Australian workers who were considered either unemployed or underemployed was estimated to be 17.7 % ( 2.381 million ) in the same month .
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