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 line graph indicates the number of British people who are employed in three different sectors of the economy over a decade.

Overall

, what stands out from the graph is that the employment rates in the public

sector

saw a considerable rise over the period ,

while

in the private

sector

it declined significantly during

this

time. In 2000, the employment rates in the private

sector

started at around 48%, after

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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

rose steadily, as it started at just under 40%,

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continued to rise to above 50%

at the end

of the period, despite having a slight dip in 2006. As for the self-employed,

this

sector

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.