The graph below shows information on employment rates across 6 countries in 1995 and 2005. Summarise the information by choosing and describe the main idea, and make comparisons where appropriate.

The given column chart compares the percentage of employment within 6 different countries all over the world in the

years

1995 and 2005. Generally speaking, Iceland headed the list in both

years

regarding the male population,

while

this

record can be seen for females in Switzerland. In 1995, the proportion of men working in Iceland was 70% which was 30% more than which women in the same year. After that, in 2005 these rates surge by 10% which makes the male employees population 80% and females 50%. A similar change can be seen in Switzerland, where these numbers for gentlemen were almost 65% and 79%, and 55% and 69% for ladies in 1995 and 2005 respectively. Four other countries, Australia, the UK, the USA, and New Zealand were almost in the same position regarding male rates in both

years

, which was nearly 55% and 69% in Australia, 55% and 71% in the UK, 60% and 70% in New Zealand, and 59% and 71% in the USA in the

years

1995 and 2005 respectively.

Although

, for women in these countries the records were lesser than men with almost 25% and 39% in Australia, 50% and 63% in the UK, 25% and 41% in New Zealand, and 45% and 61% in the USA in 1995 and 2005 respectively.

Overall

,

It is clear that

the total percentage of staff in both genders experienced a soar in 2005.