You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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. You should write at least 150 words.

The provided two bar charts illustrate data regarding the proportions of employed males and females whose ages ranged from 60 to 64 in four distinct nations including Australia,

Japan

, the US, and

Belgium

in the years 1970 and 2000.

Overall

, it can be seen that the percentages of men aged 60-64 in employment in four countries and women of the same age in

Japan

and

Belgium

experienced an apparent downward tendency,

while

the proportions of employed females in that age group in Australia and the US showed a noticeable increase throughout the period. Notably, the result indicated that the figure for males in four nations was far beyond women's. Looking at the first diagram in more detail, in 1970, 74% of Australian males aged 60-64 were employed, which was 10% less than that of

Japan

. Over the following 30 years, the number of Australians fell by 27%,

whereas

the counterpart of

Japan

slightly dwindled by 8%.

In addition

, the remaining two countries the US and

Belgium

witnessed a significant decrease, with the percentage descending to 55% and 19% respectively.

According to

the second graph, the proportion of women aged 60-64 in employment dropped from 43% in 1970 to 40% in 2000.

In contrast

,

Belgium

, which accounted for the lowest percentage of females with jobs in 1970, saw a decrement of 1%

at the end

of the period. Simultaneously, the corresponding figure for Australia went up to 19%, followed by 38% for the US.