This article provides a review of the Australian labour market in 2020. It outlines the monetary and fiscal responses to COVID-19 (including JobKeeper, JobSeeker and JobMaker policies), describes trends in employment, unemployment and underemployment and summarises the Fair Work Commission’s 2020 minimum wage decision. Data show that in the year to September 2020, total monthly hours worked fell by 5.9% for males and 3.8% for females. Job loss was proportionately larger amongst young people (aged 20–29) and older people. It was also disproportionately higher in female-dominated sectors such as Accommodation and Food Services. Unlike the earlier recession (1991), when more than 90% of jobs lost were previously held by males, a significant share (around 40%) of the job loss in the 2020 recession (year to August 2020) were jobs previously held by females. Notwithstanding a pick-up in employment towards year’s end, the future remains uncertain.

本文对2020年澳大利亚劳动力市场进行了回顾。它概述了对COVID-19的货币和财政应对措施（包括JobKeeper，JobSeeker和JobMaker政策），描述了就业，失业和就业不足的趋势，并总结了公平工作委员会（Fair Work Commission）2020年的最低要求工资决定。数据显示，截至2020年9月的一年中，男性每月工作总时间下降了5.9％，女性每月下降了3.8％。在年轻人（20-29岁）和老年人中，失业的比例更大。在以女性为主的部门，例如住宿和食品服务部门，这一比例也高得多。与早先的衰退（1991年）不同，当时90％以上的失业工作是由男性担任的，在2020年的经济衰退（至2020年8月的一年）中，很大一部分（约40％）的失业是以前由女性担任的工作。尽管到年底就业人数有所增加，但未来仍然不确定。