ABS - Weekly Payroll Jobs (SA4) October 2020

This dataset presents the percentage change in weekly payroll jobs between the week ending 04 January 2020 to the week ending 3 October 2020 relative to the week ending 14 March 2020 (the week Australia recorded its 100th confirmed COVID-19 case). The data is aggregated to Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) from the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). These weekly estimates are derived from Single Touch Payroll (STP) data, which is provided to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) by businesses with STP-enabled payroll or accounting software each time the business runs its payroll. STP data includes both business and job level tax information and superannuation information. The data are combined with other administrative data from the Australian taxation system to determine additional classification attributes, such as the age and sex of employees. This data is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Note:

The weekly change estimates for the most recent weeks of data contain a higher degree of reporting variability and imputation. The ABS recommends that users exercise caution when focusing on change in the most recent weeks, as these estimates are subject to a greater levels of revision in subsequent releases.

For more information please visit the Data Methodology. This release presents experimental estimates of weekly payroll jobs and wages for the purpose of assessing the economic impact of COVID-19 on employees and the labour market. AURIN has restructured and spatially enabled the original dataset.