The table illustrates how many workers were employed in six different categories in Australia from 1989 to 2009.
Overall
, it can be easily observed that the least labourers were employed in tourism during the entire period. Linking Words
In addition
, all industries witnessed an upward trend, Linking Words
while
the opposite was true for manufacturing and retailing.
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To begin
, in 1989, around 15% of the workforce was recruited in the manufacturing field, which was at the top of Linking Words
this
list, followed by retail, at 11.8%. After two decades, a significant decrease was seen in manufacturing, to 9.8%, Linking Words
while
retail experienced a slight decline, to 10.1%.
Turning to the remaining statistics, in 1989, the proportion of employed labourers in health care and construction was 9.6% and 7.6% respectively, before rising slightly to 11.3% and 8.3% in 2009. Meanwhile, in 1989, there was a small difference between education and tourism, at 6.8% and 5.5%, and it was shortened in the following 20 years after an increase, at 7.5% and 7.3%.Linking Words