The Rising Share of Part-time Employment

Natasha Cassidy and Stephanie Parsons
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Natasha Cassidy: Reserve Bank of Australia
Stephanie Parsons: Reserve Bank of Australia

RBA Bulletin (Print copy discontinued), 2017, 19-26

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.

Keywords: labour market; labour force; employment; part-time employment; unemployment; underemployment; underutilisation; spare capacity; wages; job security; bargaining power; micro data; hilda survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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