The graph below shows information on employment rates across 6 countries in 1995 and 2005. Summarise the information by choosing and describe the main idea, and make comparisons where appropriate.

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of

employment

among the people in six

countries

, which are Australia, Switzerland,

Iceland

, the UK, New Zealand and the USA over the period of ten years from 1995 to 2005.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the percentage of employed

men

in 2005 was higher than

women

,

while

the

employment

rate

of

Iceland

men

and

women

in 2005 was the highest among the other

countries

.

According to

the data, the

employment

rate

of

men

in all

countries

in 1995 varied between the lowest of 52% in the UK and the highest of 70% in

Iceland

.

Furthermore

, the

employment

rate

of

men

in all

countries

increased in 2005, ranging from nearly 70% in Australia to around 82% in

Iceland

, making it the largest percentage of male

employment

rate

during the period compared to the other five

countries

.

Similarly

, the

employment

rate

of

women

in all

countries

saw an increase from 1995 to 2005

as well as

the

rate

of

men

. The

employment

rate

of

women

in 1995 was

fewer

Correct word choice

lower

show examples

than

men

during the same year, ranging from around 27% in New Zealand to about 55% in Switzerland.

However

, the proportion rose ten years later, albeit not as much as the growth of employed males, between 39% in Australia to approximately 68% in Switzerland, making Swiss

women

consistently the highest percentage of

employment

in both years, compared to the remaining five nations.