The graph compares employment rates in three sectors of the economy, in the UK, 2000-2010. Summerize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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illustrates the ratio alternations of workers in 3 different categories in the UK in a decade, from 2000 to 2010.

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, what stands out from the line

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is that there was a consistent upward trend in the public and self-employment groups. Even though they fluctuated at some points, the gradual jump is apparent,

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the private's figure dropped strikingly over the period in question. Looking at the details, regarding the public figure, it started at 40 in 2000,

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remained stable over 2 years until 2003, when the ratio increased to nearly 50 in 2005, where it fluctuated and went up to more than 50 by 2010.

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, the number of entrepreneurs who work for themselves was less than 20 in 2000.

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, with some initial fluctuations, in 2006 it surpassed 20.

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, between 2007 and 2008, the self-employed and private sector had the same ratio for a

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, when it rose to 30 in 2009 and stayed stable until 2010, becoming the second highest rate.

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, if we look at the private sector, the

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depicts a dramatic and steady downward trend. Despite the highest rate in 2000 at nearly 50,

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was followed by a downfall to approximately 40 in 2002, after which it plummeted to 20 in 2010, which

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ranked the third sector in the

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