The table below gives information about the percentage of workforce employed in six industries in Australia between 1989 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates the data of employees in six factories, which are Manufacturing, Retail, Health care, Construction, Education and Tourism in two different years.

Overall

, it can be seen that the percentage of the workforce employed in manufacturing and retail decreased,

whereas

, in all other given industries, the number of workers increased. Looking at the chart in more detail it can be noticed that healthcare sector labourers stood at 9.6% in 1989

then

it was raised to 11.3% in 2009, which was the largest increase on the table.

Additionally

, construction, education and tourism

also

accelerated from 7.6%, 6.8% and 5.5% to 8.3%, 7.5%, and 7.3% in 1989 and 2009, respectively.

On the other hand

, turning to the remaining statistics it can be observed that manufacturing officers were 15% in 1989. By 2009, it had reduced to 9.8%, which was the highest downfall on the chart.

Moreover

, in retail industries, it showed a similar trend, declining from 11.8% to 10.1% in 1989 and 2009.