The graphs below show the percentage of men and women aged 60-64 who were employed in four countries in 1970 and 2000.

The given diagrams illustrate the ratio of men and female aged 60-64 remaining in the workforce from four different nations between 1970 and 2000. The rate of men between the ages of 60 to 64 who still work was higher than people in the same age bracket in both years.

Overall

, it can be seen that there was a decrease in employment among every portion of male and female workers in the age group of 60-64. In terms of figures for men in their early or mid-60s continuing to work, in 1970 those in Japan held the highest percentage at a notable 85%, followed by those in Belgium, Australia and the US. with 79%, 76%, 73% respectively. The most notable decline was witnessed by male workers aged 60-64 across the frame at 19% in 2000.

Furthermore

, similar movements but with different magnitudes can be observed in the pictures of America and Japan. and Australia, which fell slightly to 55%, 74% and 47% during the same period. Turning to retention of information from the chart, the proportion of middle-aged females aged 60-64 who are still working

while

others have left Japan is highest at 18% in Belgium and significantly lowest was 8% in 1970. Meanwhile, the definition of females still participating in the labour force in both the US and Australia has shown contradictory changes with the figures showing signs of gradually increasing from 36% to 39% and 16% to 18% during the same period in 2000.