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LGBTQ+ adults may be around twice as likely to be unemployed or to report workforce non-participation compared to heterosexual adults, per large representative Australian survey

01.14.26 | PLOS

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Work participation disparities among LGBTQ+ Australians: Insights from a nationally representative cohort study
LGBTQ+ adults may be around twice as likely to be unemployed or to report workforce non-participation compared to heterosexual adults, per large representative Australian survey. Credit: Shane, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

LGBTQ+ adults may be around twice as likely to be unemployed or to report workforce non-participation compared to heterosexual adults, per large representative Australian survey

Article URL : https://plos.io/3YWSv0y

Article title: Work participation disparities among LGBTQ+ Australians: Insights from a nationally representative cohort study

Author countries: Australia

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0339160

Work participation disparities among LGBTQ+ Australians: Insights from a nationally representative cohort study

14-Jan-2026

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Social Discrimination Social Groups Social Inequality Social Research Social Sciences Society Sociology

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0339160
Article Publication Date
2026-01-14
Article Title
Work participation disparities among LGBTQ+ Australians: Insights from a nationally representative cohort study
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2026, January 14). LGBTQ+ adults may be around twice as likely to be unemployed or to report workforce non-participation compared to heterosexual adults, per large representative Australian survey. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X5D6YO1/lgbtq-adults-may-be-around-twice-as-likely-to-be-unemployed-or-to-report-workforce-non-participation-compared-to-heterosexual-adults-per-large-representative-australian-survey.html
MLA:
"LGBTQ+ adults may be around twice as likely to be unemployed or to report workforce non-participation compared to heterosexual adults, per large representative Australian survey." Brightsurf News, Jan. 14 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X5D6YO1/lgbtq-adults-may-be-around-twice-as-likely-to-be-unemployed-or-to-report-workforce-non-participation-compared-to-heterosexual-adults-per-large-representative-australian-survey.html.