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.

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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The line graph indicates the number of British people who are employed in three different sectors of the economy over a decade.
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, what stands out from the graph is that the employment rates in the public
sector
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saw a considerable rise over the period ,
while
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in the private
sector
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it declined significantly during
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time. In 2000, the employment rates in the private
sector
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started at around 48%, after
that
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it experienced a gradual fall and the figure showed 20% in 2010. Meanwhile, the number of workers in the public
sector
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rose steadily, as it started at just under 40%,
it
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and it
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continued to rise to above 50%
at the end
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of the period, despite having a slight dip in 2006. As for the self-employed,
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sector
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showed the lowest rates starting at around 18% in 2000, after which it rose gradually to 30% in 2009 and levelled out till the end of the period.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sector with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "gradual" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • employment rates
  • sectors of the economy
  • upward trend
  • growth
  • stable rate
  • fluctuations
  • decline
  • services sector
  • industrial sector
  • agricultural sector
  • escalating
  • consistently
  • main features
  • comparisons
  • decade
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