澳大利亚8月失业率升至4.6%，从7月的4.5%上升，创新冠疫情以来的最高水平1。这一上升趋势促使澳大利亚储备银行预计将在下周二实施第四次加息，将现金利率从4.35%提升至4.6%，达到近15年来的高位1。经济学家指出，这些经济压力正迫使越来越多的澳大利亚人通过增加工作来应对不断上升的生活成本和抵押贷款支付。
在就业结构方面出现了明显变化。8月就业人数虽增加39,000人，但这一增长主要来自兼职工作的激增，全职工作反而下降了6,000人1。进行多份工作的澳大利亚人数首次突破100万，占就业人口的6.9%，较2022年初增加约1个百分点1。劳动参与率升至接近历史高位的67.2%1。
KPMG首席经济学家Brendan Rynne表示："这表明家庭正在争取更多收入来帮助支付不断上升的日常开支和未来的抵押贷款支付增加"1。与此同时，通货膨胀率维持在3.5%，仍被认为过高1。
Australia's unemployment rate climbed to 4.6% in August, marking the highest level since the pandemic, according to recent labor data 1. This economic pressure is driving Australians to seek additional employment, with more than one million people now working multiple jobs 1. The surge in second job-seeking reflects broader financial strain as households grapple with escalating mortgage repayments and everyday expenses.
The deteriorating labor market has prompted expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia will implement a fourth interest rate increase, with the cash rate expected to rise from 4.35% to 4.6%, representing a near 15-year high 1. While August employment figures showed a net gain of 39,000 jobs, the composition reveals a troubling trend: part-time employment surged even as full-time positions declined by 6,000 1. The inflation rate stands at 3.5%, which economists continue to view as unsustainably elevated 1.
Multiple job-holding has reached an unprecedented milestone, with workers in dual or more positions now representing 6.9% of the employed population, an increase of approximately one percentage point from early 2022 1. Labor force participation has simultaneously risen to nearly historic highs at 67.2% 1. According to KPMG's chief economist Brendan Rynne, "This indicates households are scrambling for additional income to help cover rising daily expenses and anticipated increases in future mortgage repayments" 1.
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