The following graph shows the percentage of the Australian workforce, broken down into five different industries, over a 50-year period from 1962 to 2012.
Overall
, it is clearly observed that Linking Words
service
sectors experienced Correct article usage
the service
an
upward growth, Correct article usage
apply
whereas
that of the Linking Words
the
manufacturing and agriculture underwent a downward trend. Remove the redundancy
apply
However
, the remaining two sectors remained stable across five decades.
In 1962, a closer look at the line graph Linking Words
show
that Change the verb form
shows
the
Correct article usage
apply
at
about 52% of Australians worked in Services which was the highest Change preposition
apply
percentages
among all other types of Fix the agreement mistake
percentage
workforces
, followed by Manufacturing at nearly half of its figure at 26%. Fix the agreement mistake
workforce
While
Mining accounted for the lowest percentages at about 1%, the other two groups were much larger at 9% in Construction and 11% in Agriculture. It is noticeable that Australian employees in Service rose at a constant rate and reached its peak in Linking Words
early
2000s before Change the article
the early
remained
stable. Manufacturing, on Wrong verb form
remaining
one
hand, fluctuated over time withCorrect article usage
the one
5
% Correct article usage
a 5
percent
fall and Change the spelling
per cent
rise
and gradually declined to 10% in 2012. Agricultural-wiseAdd an article
the rise
,
experienced Remove the comma
apply
slight
1-2% Correct article usage
a slight
dropped
during the first half and plummeted to 5% in the second half. Constructions remained constant at 9-10% and so did Mining at 2-3%.Wrong verb form
drop