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 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.
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The bar charts illustrate the proportion of male and female employers aged from 60-64 across four different countries between 1970 and 2000.
Overall
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, it can be seen that the total number of male workers was higher than females in all given countries during a given period.
According to
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the first diagram, men in the mentioned age group were in employment more in 1970 in comparison with 2000, with the highest percentages in Japan with 85% ,
whereas
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the USA had the lowest proportion at 73%,
While
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, during the year 2000, the jobs for men were reduced over the year, with the highest ratio still in Japan at 74% and the lowest in Belgium at only 19% which decreased significantly with 79% in 1970.
On the contrary
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, women employed belonging to age 60-64 age group were less fluctuated throughout the years, with the gap ranging from 1% at least to 3% at most. Surprisingly, Japan was the highest proportion in both years with 43% in 1970 and 40% in 2000.
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, the bottom place was occupied by Belgium, which accounted for 8% in 1970 and 7% in the other year.
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Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • employment rate
  • percentage
  • trend
  • significant change
  • overall employment
  • societal changes
  • economic conditions
  • government policies
  • compare
  • highlight
  • individual country analysis
  • increased/decreased
  • similarities and differences
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