‘To buy property, family support, pay debt’: Reasons why some Filipinos need to juggle multiple jobs

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Filipinos with multiple jobs in Australia Jayma May Llameg and John Joel Ilao.

The number of multiple jobholders in Australia increased by 6.7% as of December 2023 compared to 2020 pre-pandemic period.


Key Points
  • There are now 970,700 people who are juggling multiple jobs at the same time, Australian Bureau of Statistics reported.
  • Most of the multiple jobholders are women and young people aged 15 to 24.
  • Casualisation of the workers, the increasing inflation rate and cost of living are only some of the reasons why labourers decide to have more than one job.
  • Some Filipinos in Australia wish to support family back home and pay debt by juggling multiple jobs simultaneously.

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