The charts below show the percentages of men and women aged 60-64 in employment in four countries in 1970 and 2000 Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the share of working

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males

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and

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females

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aged 60-64 in four different countries in 1970 and 2000.

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experienced a decline

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relatively stable throughout the period. The proportion of employed men aged 60-64 in 2000 was lower

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to the

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in 1970. Belgium and Australia

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experienced a significant downturn, from 79% to 19% and 74% to 47% respectively. The USA had

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seen a decline in proportion, but not as much as the

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, from 73% to 55%. Japan had

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decreased but it was the least among

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figure of 84% to 76%. The percentage of working women aged 60-64 had seen a

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different trend from the men's

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. The USA and Australia became the countries that experienced an increase in proportion, from 36% to 38% and 18% to 19% respectively.

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, both Japan and Belgium numbers had reduced in

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, 43% to 40% and 8% to 7% each.