The charts below show the percentage of people working in different sectors in town A and town B in 1960, 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts illustrate the distribution of employment across three sectors—manufacturing,

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, and

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—in towns A and B for the years 1960 and 2010. In 1960, Town A had a dominant manufacturing sector, employing 41% of the workforce.

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significant, comprising 29%,

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accounted for 30%. By 2010, there was a notable shift in Town A, with

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becoming the leading sector at 64%. Manufacturing saw a dramatic decrease to 20%, and

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remained relatively stable at 16%.

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, Town B experienced substantial changes. In 1960, manufacturing was overwhelmingly dominant, with 70% of workers,

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and

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were much smaller at 20% and 10%, respectively. By 2010,

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had grown to 31%, and

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increased to 21%

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manufacturing significantly declined to 48%.

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, both towns transitioned from being heavily reliant on manufacturing to having a more balanced economy, with a pronounced growth in the service sector over the 50-year period.