In September quarter 2025, 1.2 million Australians aged 18-75 without a job wanted employment, with 1.0 million available to start within four weeks. Men’s primary barrier was long-term health conditions or disability (12%), while women’s was caregiving for children (7%). Of the 2.0 million people not wanting a job, 40% cited ‘No need, satisfied with current arrangements’ as the main reason. For women aged 25-39, caregiving was the top reason (57%), compared to studying for men aged 18-24 (73%). Incentives to work included finding a job matching skills (33% of non-workers). Health conditions and disabilities influenced priorities, with 34% of long-term health condition holders and 37% of disability holders emphasizing skill-matching roles. The Barriers and Incentives survey will end in 2025-26, replaced by a redesigned labor supplementary survey.
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