The table below gives the information about the percentage of workforce employed in six industries in Australia between 1989 and 2009

The given table illustrates how the percentage of labourers working in different fields

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from 1989 to 2009 in Australia.

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workforce in Australia experienced an increased trend over the timeframe, with the exception of manufacturing and retailing firms.

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, the tourism industry was far less popular among workers for the whole period. In 1989, 15% of people worked

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manufacturing, the highest percentage, followed by 11,8% of them employed in retail. After 30 years, the proportion of labourers working for both mentioned fields decreased marginally, which

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at 9,8% for the former and 10.1% for the latter, respectively.

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, the percentage of tourism workers was just 5.5% in 1989, which

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rose slightly by 1.8% over the same period. Turning to the remaining statistics,

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9,6% of people engaged in the healthcare industry, which was higher than the figure for construction and education in 1989.

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, the proportion of

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employed in healthcare underwent an increase over the 30-year timeframe, reporting

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11,3% of them in 2009. Meanwhile, other patterns

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rose marginally, with 8.3% of people employed

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construction firms and just 7.5% of them in the education systems.