The graph below shows the percentage of part-time workers in each country of the United Kingdom in 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the

proportion

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of part-time employees in four countries of the United Kingdom (

England

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, Northern

Ireland

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,

Scotland

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and

Wales

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) in the

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1980 and 2010 respectively. The

overall

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trend shown in the data was a rise in the

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of employees in

England

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and

Wales

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,

coupled with

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a decline in Northern

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and

Scotland

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. a greater

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of part-time workers in 2010 than in 1980. In 1980, the

England

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worker's rate was about 25% ,

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in Northern

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lower than

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's rate by approximately 10%.

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it

decline

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to almost ten

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in

Scotland

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. the figure showed an increase

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about 35% in

Wales

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. In 2010, the percentage of part-time workers in

England

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was just over 30% and hitting a

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of about 12% in Northern

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. the figure rose to approximately 20% in

Scotland

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. There was a higher

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of the workers during 2010 in

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of about 35%.