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

AUSTRALIA: The ABS notes that "total payroll jobs increased 1.0% between mid-May

and mid-June. This continued the gradual recovery in payroll jobs since

mid-April (when total job losses were 8.8%). However, payroll jobs are still

6.4% below mid-March, when Australia recorded its 100th confirmed case of

COVID-19. The recovery in payroll jobs between mid-April and mid-June represents

around 30% of the jobs initially lost. Between mid-May and mid-June, the easing

of restrictions saw payroll jobs increasing faster for the under 20s, up by

4.1%. Payroll jobs in the Accommodation and food services industry recovered by

more than other impacted industries between mid-May and mid-June (3.8%), but

remained 28.6% lower than in mid-March. Western Australia (2.3%) had the largest

increases in jobs between mid-May and mid-June, and their total payroll job

losses since mid-March were also the lowest, at 4.4%. Looking at the week to

week changes, payroll jobs showed no change in the week ending 13 June. This

follows an increase of 0.2% in the week ending 6 June."