"Is job insecurity becoming the norm for young people?" The Conversation

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    Description

    Casual work is concentrated among young people. One fifth of all casual workers are aged 15-19 and from 2001 to 2011 the prevalence of casual work increased significantly for this age group and to some extent for 20-24 year olds for the period, but far less for older age groups. Underemployment, defined by the ABS as part-time workers who are available to do more work, rose significantly following the global financial crisis and this trend has not abated. Five trends are worth noting. 

    Period17 Feb 2014

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    Keywords

    • youth employment
    • young people
    • precarity