https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-gov-2021-09-14.html  6/14  9/14/21, 1:55 PM  Delta, the Economy and Monetary Policy | Speeches | RBA  The data for the unemployment rate will be especially difficult to interpret.
When people are stood down for more than 4 weeks without being paid by their employer, they are counted as either unemployed (if they are actively searching, and available for, other work) or not in the labour force. This is the case even when they still have an attachment to their employer and can return to their jobs when the lockdowns end.