The chart below shows the number of jobs in tourism related industries in one UK city between 1989 and 2009. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the number of jobs in tourism related industries in

one UK city between 1989 and 2009.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features,

and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart illustrates the total
number
of tourist jobs in various industries in a particular UK city over a span of 20 years.
Overall
, there were four primary job sectors for
tourists
in the UK city:
restaurants
, hotels, sports and leisure, and travel or tours. Employment in
restaurants
was the most popular among
tourists
,
while
travel and tours had the least
number
of tourist workers. In detail, in 1989, just over 1,000
tourists
were employed in
restaurants
.
This
figure increased steadily to approximately 1,200 in 1994,
further
rising to around 1,400 in 1999, and peaking at about 1,600 in 2004.
However
, by 2009, the
number
of
tourists
working in
restaurants
had dramatically decreased to just over 1,200.
Conversely
, the
number
of
tourists
employed in hotels was slightly over 1,000 in 1989.
This
number
rose significantly, surpassing restaurant employment in 1994 with around 1,400
tourists
, the highest
number
for the hotel sector, before gradually declining to just over 1,000 by 2009. Tourist employment in the sports and leisure sector was just under 1,000 in 1989.
This
number
dropped to approximately 700 in 1994, rose again to slightly over 1,000 in 1999, and
then
decreased to just over 600 by 2009.
Similarly
, in 1989, the travel and tours sector employed only 800
tourists
, the lowest among all sectors.
This
figure fell to just over 600 in 1994, increased to around 1,000 in 1999, and
then
declined again to just over 600 by 2009, matching the 1994 level
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.

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  • fluctuate
  • upward trend
  • downward trend
  • significant increase
  • moderate rise
  • sharp fall
  • peak
  • trough
  • stagnant
  • sector
  • tourism-related industries
  • employment figures
  • data
  • time period
  • comparison
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