- Care should be exercised when focusing on the most recent movements in payroll jobs and wages. For more information, please see the Data Limitations and Related Revisions technical note. Weekly change data are available in the Data downloads section.
Key COVID-19 dates leading up to the week ending 25 July 2020:
- 22 March: Prime Minister announces Stage 2 lock down changes, which are progressively implemented
- 30 March: Prime Minister announces JobKeeper program
- 8 May: Initial payroll deadline for the JobKeeper program
- 8 May: Prime Minister announces RoadMap to a COVIDSafe Australia
- 1 July: Stay at Home restrictions commence for selected Melbourne postcodes
- 8 July: Stay at Home restrictions commence for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire
- 12 July: Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package ceased
- 20 July: Altered eligibility for JobKeeper payments for child care providers in place
- 21 July: Prime Minister announces changes to and extension of JobKeeper program
Key COVID-19 dates after the week ending 25 July 2020:
- 5 August: Stage 4 restrictions in metropolitan Melbourne and stage 3 restrictions in regional Victoria commence