Australia - self reported job situation March to July 2020

63.5 percent of respondents to a survey on employment during the COVID-19 crisis in Australia indicated that they were employed in early July 2020. By comparison the proportion of respondents who were employed in the previous month was slightly higher and more respondents were working paid hours.

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Self reported employment situation in Australia in March to July 2020, by employment situation

Characteristic	Has a Job	Working paid hours	Not working paid hours*	Does not have a paid job**
July 2020	63.5%	60.7%	2.8%	36.5%
June 2020	64.6%	61.1%	3.5%	35.4%
May 2020	64.2%	59%	5.3%	35.8%
April 2020	63.4%	55.8%	7.6%	36.6%
March 2020	66.2%	64%	2.2%	33.8%

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

March to July, 2020

Number of respondents

1,059 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

persons in private dwellings across Australia (excluding very remote areas).

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

*Estimate has a relative standard error of between 25 and 50 percent and should be used with caution.

**Includes all people without a job and should be considered only a loose approximation for the combined “unemployed” and “not in the labor force” groups.

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