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

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of part-time workers in four countries in the United Kingdom between 1980 and 2010.

Overall

, it is apparent that the trend of part-time workers in Wales, England, and Scotland increased in entire the period,

while

it was on the reverse in Northern Ireland. It is worth noticing that Wales had the highest percentage of part-time employees in both years. In 1980 there were more than 30% accounting for part-time staff in Wales and it slightly increased in 2010 by five per cent.

Moreover

, as the graph described, in 1980, England had a quarter per cent of people working part-time followed by Scotland with roughly 11%, and in the next two decades, the figures had altered to over 30% and nearly 20%, respectively.

On the other hand

, the proportion of part-time officers in Northern Ireland witnessed a decrease from around 15% in 1980 to 12%, at the least, in 2010.