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![]() Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released on 5 May shows that the Accommodation and Food Services industry continues to be the most impacted by COVID-19, with a drop of around one in three paid jobs in the industry from mid-March to mid-April. The Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia estimates also showed that between 14 March and 18 April (the five weeks after Australia recorded its 100th confirmed COVID-19 case) total employee jobs decreased by 7.5%, while total wages paid by employers decreased by 8.2%. Head of Labour Statistics at the ABS, Bjorn Jarvis, said: “The new data shows that jobs in Accommodation and food services worked by people aged 20-29 and people over 70 decreased the most (-40.8% and -43.7%).” Read more
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