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Mental Health
13.5 % of women who found work identified as having a mental health condition compared with 13% of women on our total caseload who identify as having mental health condition.
10.4 % of men who found work identified as having mental health condition, as compared to 13.1% of men on our total caseload who identify as having mental health condition.
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Observations:
• The data shows that mental health conditions aren’t an impediment for women finding work, possibly due to a higher level of openness to discuss issues and seek support.
• Men continue to struggle with the impacts of mental health on their employment prospects.
For Comparison: In the December Quarter, 12.3% of job seekers who found work identified as having a mental health condition. The breakdown of gender comparisons for those who found work against total caseload statistics were:
• WOMEN: 12.5% of women who found work in the December Quarter identified as having a mental health condition, as compared to 14.3% of women on our total caseload who identify as having a mental health condition.
• MEN: 12.1% of men who found work in December Quarter identified as having a mental health condition, as compared to 14.1% of men on our total caseload who identify as having a mental health condition.
