Australia - share of businesses intending to access JobKeeper by industry 2020

In a survey or businesses in Australia between April 22 and 28, 2020, 80 percent of businesses in the construction industry indicated that they had registered, or intended to register, for the JobKeeper payment scheme. For the majority of industries over 50 percent of businesses indicated that they will access the payment.

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Share of businesses that registered or intend to register for the JobKeeper payment scheme in Australia in 2020, by industry

Characteristic	Share of businesses
Construction	80%
Administrative and support services	79%
Accommodation and food services	76%
Other services	73%
Education and training	72%
Wholesale trade	68%
Manufacturing	65%
Retail trade	65%
Arts and recreation services	63%
Rental, hiring and real estate services	54%
Transport, postal and warehousing	54%
Information media and telecommunications	45%
Professional, scientific and technical services	42%
Health Care and Social Assistance	38%
Financial and insurance services	19%
Mining	17%
Electricity, gas, water and waste	13%

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

April 22 to April 28, 2020

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The survey is based on a random sample of approximately 2,000 units stratified by industry and derived employment size.

The JobKeeker payment scheme was introduced by the Australian government as an incentive for businesses to retain employees throughout the crisis. The scheme paid a wage subsidy to businesses for each eligible employee that remained in employment.

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