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The latest underemployment and labour force participation figures underscore gender inequalities and suggest disadvantages are being passed onto future generations. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) labour force figures show Australia�s underemployment figure has increased significantly from 8.3 per cent in July to 9.3 per cent in August (and 16.6 per cent for 15-24-year-olds). While unemployment has fallen again, to 4.5 per cent in August compared to 4.6 per cent in July. For comparison, a year ago, the August unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent.

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