the graph compares employment rates in three sectors of the economy, in the UK, 2000-2010. summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the number of employments in three particular areas of the economy in the UK over a decade, from 2000 to 2010.

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, what stands out from the graph is that the rates for public and self-employed sectors have upward trends,

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the figures for private employment show a decline over the mentioned period. Regarding the public sector, it remained stable at approximately 38% until 2002, after which it surpassed private employment in 2003 and increased considerably to 59% by 2005. Despite falling to around 45% enrollment in 2006, it generally saw steady growth and peaked at approximately 51% by the end of the period. As for self-employed businesses, it started at around 18% of employees and finished at just 30%, it gradually went up over the ten-year period with the exception of fluctuations between 2002 and 2005. If we look at the private sector’s trend, it started at 48% which was the highest number of occupations in 2000 and

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it consistently levelled off to 20% of employees by 2010 representing the lowest rate.