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

The bar graphs given compare the

proportion

of males and females employed in the 60-64 age group across 2 different countries in two

years

, 1970 and 2000.

Overall

, if we take the two charts in combination, it is evident that fewer women were employed in both

years

compared to men. Regarding the first diagram, men in the mentioned age group were in employment more in 1970 in comparison with 2000, with the highest percentage of 85% being in Japan,

whereas

the USA had the lowest

proportion

at 76%. Meanwhile, during the year 2000, men aged 60-64 having a job reduced, with the highest ratio still in Japan at 74% and the lowest in Belgium at only 19%, a significant decrease considering its percentage was at 79% in 1970. In terms of the second chart, women employed

while

belonging to the 60-64 age group were more stable throughout the

years

, with the gap ranging from 1% at least to 3% at most. As far as Japan is concerned, it had the highest

proportion

in both

years

, with 43% in 1970 and 40% in 2000;

however

, it was Belgium that had the lowest

proportion

, with 8% in 1970 and 7% in the other year.