The number of Australians balancing two or more jobs has increased by 20 per cent over the past two years, to one million people.
Health and education have seen a particular spike in employees working multiple jobs.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has blamed the surge on a sustained period of flat wages growth. The surge comes as Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to an eight-year low of 4.9 per cent.
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