The pie charts show the numbers and percentages of men and
women
in both full-time and part-time employment in the UK in 1988 and 2012. Use synonyms
Overall
, we can see that all numbers increased but there were significant differences in the proportions for each year.
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Firstly
, Linking Words
although
the Linking Words
number
of men in full-time employment was Use synonyms
largest
in both years, the greatest change was in the Correct article usage
the largest
number
of Use synonyms
women
working full-time. Use synonyms
This
increased from 4,482,000 in 1988 to 7,696,000 in 2012. These changes can be seen in the percentages of the total workforce; in 1988, Linking Words
women
in full-time employment made up only 19% of working people, but Use synonyms
this
increased to 26% in 2012. Linking Words
As well as
the Linking Words
number
of people working full-time, the Use synonyms
number
of people working part-time Use synonyms
also
increased, with Linking Words
women
being the largest Use synonyms
number
in both years: 5,268,000 and 5,979,000, compared with 1,550,000 and 2,131,000 for men.Use synonyms