The graph depicts the proportion of the Australian workforce employed in five
industries
over a 50-year Use synonyms
period
, from 1962 to 2012. Use synonyms
Overall
, the service sector absorbed the highest proportion of the workforce, in sharp contrast with the mining industry. Meanwhile, downward trends were observed in the percentage of people working in Linking Words
manufacturing
and agriculture Correct article usage
the manufacturing
industries
.
Looking in more detail, the service industry comprised the majority of the workforce in Australia over the years, making up over 50% of the population in the initial Use synonyms
period
. Use synonyms
Moreover
, they presented an ascending trend with the final portion of almost 80% in 2012. During the same Linking Words
period
, the percentages of workers in Use synonyms
construction
and mining Correct article usage
the construction
industries
varied marginally at around 3% for the former and 10% for the latter.
The figure Use synonyms
of
the remaining two Change preposition
for
industries
, Use synonyms
on the other hand
, fell over the Linking Words
period
of half a century. Remaining constant at about a quarter of the Australian total working population for the first decade, the rate of manufacturing workers went down to 10% in 2012, Use synonyms
while
that of agricultural workers halved over 50 years.Linking Words