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
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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