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Australian Bureau of Statistics: Vic jobs market hit by COVID-19 – NEWS.com.au

Victoria’s jobs market recovering when second COVID-19 wave struck

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Victorias jobs market had started to recover from the first wave of COVID-19 when case numbers again spiked, new data shows.An Australian Bureau of Statistics report released on Tuesday showed payroll jobs in the state fell 6.7 per cent between mid-March, when Australia confirmed its 100th confirmed case, and July 25.
“Around 40 per cent of jobs lost in Victoria by mid-April had been regained by 25 June, but by the end of July this had reduced to 24 per cent,” Australian Bureau of Statistics he…

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