The ABS note that "total payroll jobs.....>

AUSTRALIA: The ABS note that "total payroll jobs at the end of June were still

5.7% below mid-March when Australia recorded its 100th COVID-19 case. Since the

low in mid-April, total payroll jobs have increased by 3.3%. By the end of June,

around 35% of payroll jobs initially lost had been regained. Payroll jobs worked

by females recovered through June (recording a 0.8% increase compared to a 0.1%

decrease for males). However, total female job losses since mid-March were still

greater, at 6.0%, compared to 5.4% for males. Payroll jobs worked by people

under 20 recovered more than for any other age group through June, increasing by

11.3%. By mid-April, job losses for people under 20 were around 23%, but by the

end of June this had reduced to around 5%. The industries employing the largest

proportions of persons aged under 20, Accommodation and food services and Retail

trade, also saw further increases in payroll jobs through June (8.9% and 1.6%)."

- Total wages paid decreased by 3.2% vs. mid-March.