Even as the Australian economy sheds more than 22,000 full time jobs, the Australian labour market posted a rise in part-time jobs. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that 29, 800 Australians are now in part-time employment.

According to Hire Me Up co-founder Fiona Anson, approximately a third of working Australians are currently seeking part time work instead of full time work. Anson noted that many sectors are moving towards part-time employment as people search for more "work-life balance."

Below are popular part-time employments that may facilitate your endeavor for more "work-life balance" or simply augment your income during your free time.

Bookkeeping for small business.

Admittedly, this part-time employment requires knowledge in bookkeeping, and is therefore, not for everyone. It's an advantage if you are in the business itself. Many accounting firms offer part-time bookkeeping for small business clients who can not afford to hire a full-time bookeeper.

You can also start your career as a freelance bookkeeper, and take on clients that suits the part-time hours.

Online forex trading

The Australian currency is the fifth most traded currency in the foreign exchange markets, which comprises about twenty-percent of the trading round the world. Australians has quite an advantage when it comes to forex trading because of their "built-in" knowledge of what affects the foreign exchange rates of their currency.

Forex trading can be done for about four to five hours a day and at any hour of the day as forex trading happens twenty-fours a day, seven days of the week. Trading in forex can also be made online using your portable laptop or even a mobile phone.

To know more about forex trading, you can choose to attend a free forex seminar around Australia and New Zealand. Alternatively, you download a copy of this free introductory forex ebook.

Part-time online instructor

As lifestyle become more fast-paced, there's been a remarkable increase in popularity of online courses. You can find numerous business outfits offering online education. These courses range from vocational or technical in nature such as a course in Photoshop or Business Writing to the self-help courses like ones for Online Dating. These are often paid by the hour and are often time flexible.

You can pick the course based on your expertise or experience. Most online education outfits requires a certain extent of experience (commonly, up to five years) or expertise.

If these part time jobs don't suit you, just put on your thinking cap and list down your skills that may fit for a part time job. Like with full time positions, the more education and experience you got, the greater are your options for part time work. Practically, all of full time employment has a part time job counterpart.