Total payroll jobs decreased by 1.1 per cent in Australia between mid-June and mid-July according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today.
In Victoria, payroll jobs decreased by 2.2 per cent between mid-June and mid-July as additional COVID-19 restrictions were progressively introduced, with jobs 7.3 per cent below mid-March in this state.
Bjorn Jarvis, head of Labour Statistics at the ABS, said, "Nationally, payroll jobs are 5.6 per cent below mid-March, when Australia recorded its 100th confirmed COVID-19 case."
Payroll job losses in other states and territories since mid-March ranged from a 6.8 per cent decrease in Tasmania to a 3.1 per cent decrease in Western Australia.
"The latest data shows that around 35 per cent of lost payroll jobs had been regained by mid-July," Mr Jarvis said.
Change in payroll jobs between 14 March and 11 July, by State and Territory
