Long-term unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed people who have been unemployed for 12 months or more expressed as a proportion of all unemployed people.
In 2024, about ** percent of unemployed Australians were unemployed for at least 12 months. This was an increase from the previous year. The highest unemployment rate in the country was seen in 2000, which saw a long-term unemployment rate of percent.
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