Underemployment - the hidden side of Australia's jobs crisis | 7.30

The prime minister often points out that Australia's 5% unemployment rate is the envy of many development countries.

But the number doesn't reflect a pervasive problem - more than one million Australians are underemployed.

Some casual employees prefer part-time hours ... but many others can't get as much work as they'd like ... and that means the jobs market is much more complicated than the official numbers suggest.

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