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

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

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

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.