The graph below shows the percentage of part-time workers in each country of the United Kingdom in 1980 and 2010.

The bar chart gives information about the distribution of part-time employees in 4 separate nations of the UK in the years 1980 and 2010.

It is clear that

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the number of people who worked part-time in Wales took up the largest proportion.

Besides

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, there were fewer part-time workers in 1980 than in 2010 in 3 countries, and the opposite was true for Northern Ireland. As can be seen, in 1980, the sum of part-time staff in Wales was recorded to be at the top of the list, which took up over 30%,

while

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the figure for that in England stood at 25%.

Likewise

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, over the next 3 decades, the percentage of people who had part-time jobs in England and Wales

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increased to approximately 30% and 35% respectively.

By contrast

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, in the year 1980, Northern Ireland accounted for about 15% of part-time workers, which was higher than that in Scotland.

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, during the next 30 years, the total of staff who worked part-time in Scotland reached nearly 20%, compared to only 12% of that in Northern Ireland.