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Summary
- Both payroll jobs and wages increased by 1.3 per cent over the fortnight to 16 January 2021, with all states and territories reporting a rise.
- While the payroll jobs increased the most in Queensland (2.8 per cent), Northern territory reported a 0.5 per cent rise, the data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed.
- Accommodation and food services was the most-affected sector during the coronavirus pandemic period.
With all states and territories reporting a rise, both payroll jobs and wages increased by 1.3 per cent over the fortnight to 16 January 2021. While the payroll jobs increased the most in Queensland (2.8 per cent), Northern territory reported a 0.5 per cent rise, the data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday showed.
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Between the week ending 2 January 2021 and 16 January 2021, the total wages rose by 3.7 per cent in Western Australia and 3 per cent in Queensland.
The payroll jobs were 1 per cent lower in the week ending 16 January 2021, against the week ending 18 January 2020, said Bjorn Jarvis, head of Labour Statistics at the ABS. The payroll jobs recorded the largest increases in the manufacturing (up 6.5 per cent) and construction (up 5.9 per cent) between the weeks ending 2 January 2021 and 16 January 2021.
Image Source: ABS update, 2 February 2021
Accommodation and food services was the most-affected sector during the coronavirus pandemic period. In mid-January 2021, the payroll jobs in this sector were 14.7 per cent lower than mid-March 2020. These were 10.9 per cent lower in the same period than mid-January 2020, the ABS data showed.
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Even as the early period of the coronavirus pandemic hit hardest the jobs worked by females, the recovery across 2020 outpaced that of males. In early January 2021, payroll jobs worked by males remained 6.0 per cent lower compared to mid-March. For females, the jobs remained 5.2 per cent lower. In mid-January 2020, the payroll jobs worked by males were slightly higher than females.
Image Source: ABS update, 2 February 2021
The early part of the coronavirus pandemic in Australia had a negative impact on the payroll jobs amid the deteriorating economy.
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