Unemployment, casualisation and underemployment have emerged as major issues for people at the bottom end of the labour market. Small regional economies like Tasmania have been particularly hard-hit by the impacts of labour market restructuring. This report reviews ABS data since the late 1970s, comparing changes in the Tasmanian labour market with those at a national level. It also examines the personal impacts of these changes on the lives of a group of low-income Tasmanians. The report makes recommendations for policy change at a State and National level.