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 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 bar chart illustrates how much employment
rates
in
a
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6 different
countries
changed between 1995 and 2005.
Overall
, it can be seen that all
countries
experienced growth
rates
in both
gender
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genders
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. Gentlemen in Iceland headed the list over the given period,
while
this
record can be seen for ladies in Switzerland. Iceland's men
rates
rose 10% from 70% to nearly 82% in 1995 and 2005,
meanwhile
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Switzerland's men experienced around 13% growth from 65% to approximately 78%. Women in Iceland and
Switzerland
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Switzerland's
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employement
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employment
rates
increased nearly 12% from 40% to 52% and 10% from 55% to 67% respectively.
In
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On
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the other hand, for the rest 4
countries
: Australia, the UK, the USA and New Zealand share the familiar position regarding the male
rates
in both years, which
was
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were
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about 57% and 69% in Australia, 56% and 71% in the UK, 60% and 71% in New Zealand and 59% and 71% in the USA for both 1955 and 2005. In the meantime, the percentage employment
rates
in these
countries
for women were lesser than men with almost 28% and 39% in Australia, 50% and 62% in the UK, 24% and 43% in New Zealand and
lastly
45% and 62% in the USA.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words rates, countries with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "growth" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • employment rates
  • economic indicators
  • comparative analysis
  • trends and patterns
  • economic factors
  • stability and change
  • sector-specific
  • job market
  • workforce participation
  • fluctuations
  • economic growth
  • unemployment
  • recession
  • boom
  • labor market dynamics
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