The charts below show the percentages of men and women aged 60-64 in employment in four countries in 1970 and 2000 Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

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genders aged 60-64 working in four nations between 1970 and 2000. The data can be divided into

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groups, namely the data that experienced an upward trend and a downward trend. Figures are given in percentages. At first glance, it can clearly be seen that more than 50 per cent of women in these four countries retire before they are 60 years old,

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over 50 per cent of men aged 60-64 are still in employment from the given data except Australian and

Belgium

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guys in 2000. Starting with female employees in Australia, the USA, Japan and

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, the former

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who retired slower than other groups

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stood at 18 and 36 in 1970, before a marked growth to 19 and 38 respectively in 2000.

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43 and 8 in 1970, minimal decrease to 40 and 7 in 2000. Moving on to Australian, Japanese, American and Belgian male workers, it remained at 74, 84, 73 and 79 in 1970. After that, the employment rates moderately fell to 47, 76, 55 and 19 in that order in 2000. The most interesting part is

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, the most different percentage of male labourers throughout the period is in

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at about 60 per cent.