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The Australian Labour Market and the Early Impact of COVID‐19: An Assessment

Abstract From March to June 2020 was the most dramatic four months in the history of the Australian labour market Never before has a such a substantial decrease in labour demand (and partial reversal) occurred so quickly In this article, we present an overview of the early impact of COVID-19: the main drivers it brought into play and the consequent labour market developments Aggregate effects and how impacts differed by type of job and worker are described We conclude with a brief review of the main government response to COVID-19, the JobKeeper program