The graph compares employment rates in three sectors of the economy in the UK, 2000-2010 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparions where relevant.

The graph shows the comparison of employment rates in three sectors of the economy in the UK, over a ten-year period between 2000 and 2010.

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, what stands out from the graph is that there were gradual upward trends in the rate of both the Public

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and Self-employed,

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the scale of the Private

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saw a considerable fall over the period in question. Another interesting point is that Private

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was the most popular in 2000, but in 2010, the Public

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hired more people than others. Looking at the details, as regards the Public

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, the rate started at 38 in 2000, the figure remained stable in the first two years, at which point it levelled off at just under 50 until 2006.

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there was a fluctuation over the next five years, finishing at around 51 in 2010. If we look at the Self-employed, the trend was similar.

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, increased marginally to approximately 20 in the first half of the decade, scale

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rose steadily, reaching 30, and hasn’t changed since 2009.

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, the rate of the Private

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went in the opposite direction.

To begin

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, it started from about 50, after it dropped gradually for two years,

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the figure had stability for one year.

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, the decrease resumed and went from around 40 to 20 in 2010.