The chart below shows the levels of employment in different sectors of the UK economy from 1910 to 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph delineates rates of employment in three different economic sectors in the UK from 2000-2010. The sectors are divided into public, private, and self-employed.

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, the public

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and self-employed individuals experienced

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steady growth over the years, taking the former to the top of the three sectors and the latter to second

at the end

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of the time period, with the private

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's continuous decline pitting it in

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by the decade's end. The private

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started off at its peak at approximately 45% in 2000, before steadily declining year on year, ending up just below 20% in 2010. In 2004, the private

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's share was overtaken by the public

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, and in 2008 was surpassed by the entrepreneurs, placing it in third place among the other categories. The public

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started off at around 35%, with entrepreneurs approximately at 18%. Both areas experienced consistent growth in rates of employment, with

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both peaking towards the end of the decade, with a tally of just below 50% and approximately 28%, respectively.