Australia\u2019s unemployment and under-employment figures for November 2025 paint a picture of a labor market that\u2019s struggling to truly hit its stride. The good news? Full-time employment has increased significantly. But the bad news? We\u2019re still looking at over 3 million Australians who are either unemployed or under-employed. For the 12th month in a row, this figure has remained stubbornly above 3 million, which is starting to raise some eyebrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unemployment in Australia, as of November 2025, stands at 10.2%, with 1.63 million Australians out of work. It hasn\u2019t shifted much from the previous month, and while it\u2019s not catastrophic, it\u2019s far from ideal. What\u2019s concerning is the number of people who are technically employed but aren\u2019t getting enough hours\u2014this is the under-employed group, which rose by 63,000 people in November, bringing the total number of under-employed Australians to 1.71 million, details Roymorgan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This means a lot of people are working part-time but would prefer more hours, a situation that\u2019s become all too common. So, while Australia is seeing a slight increase in employment, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. More people are employed, but they might not be getting the hours they want or need. This situation paints a slightly more frustrating picture of the economy, one where growth feels a bit uneven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n