The number of Aussies in full-time employment has seen a significant rise in recent months, highlighting just how much pressure the cost-of-living crisis is having on people.
For the month of March, the number of full-time workers increased by 20,400 to 9,838,600 people. This is these increases have been steady in 2024, with January seeing a rise of 4,600 full-time employees and February seeing an additional 13,000.
People are also working more hours, with the monthly hours worked increasing to 1,929 million, an increase of around 700,000 hours.
