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

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

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regarding the male population,

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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

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, 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

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1995 and 2005 respectively.

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, 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.

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