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AUSTRALIA: Per the ABS: "Total payroll jobs increased by 1.0% through May,

according to the latest release of weekly payroll figures from the Australian

Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. Head of Labour Statistics at the ABS, Bjorn

Jarvis, said: "The latest data showed that the total payroll job losses since

mid-March were greatest in the week ending 18 April (8.9%) and had recovered to

a 7.5% loss by the end of May." Payroll jobs worked by females increased by 1.4%

through May, compared with 0.4% for males. However, total female job losses

since mid-March were still greater (8.0%, compared to 6.3% for males). Some of

the industries most heavily impacted by COVID-19 showed slight recovery in

payroll jobs through May. "Payroll jobs in the Accommodation and food services

industry increased by 5.0% through May, but remained 29.1% lower than in

mid-March," Mr Jarvis said. Analysis showed jobs worked by multiple job holders

were heavily over-represented in job losses. Around 29.0% of jobs lost since

mid-March were previously worked by people as a secondary job... "Looking at the

week-to-week changes, there was a 0.4% increase in the number of payroll jobs in

the week ending 30 May, following no change recorded in the week ending 23 May."