The graph below shows the percentage of part-time workers in each country of the United Kingdom in 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart represents the number of part-time employers in each country of the United Kingdom in 1980 and 2010.

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the vertical axis shows the percentage of workers, the horizontal one showcases the country. In 1980 England had an index of about 25% of people who worked on partial employment. 30 years later

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number surged by 5%, reaching a 30% mark. In the same way, Wales had a very similar trend, growing by 5% in 30 years,

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, at the start of the period Wales had a higher percentage of part-time workers and had a total of 30% of them. Northern Ireland had not so considerable, but still an opposite movement and abated from about 15% in 1980 to approximately 12% in 2010.

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the bar chart, even though Scotland had the lowest index in the 80’s , it had the most significant change in its statistics, growing by about 10% in 30 years. With the help of the bar chart,

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in 1980 the maximum percentage of people in part-time jobs was in Wales and it stayed like

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till 2010.

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, in 1980 Scotland had the lowest mark, but in 2010 Northern Ireland gradually took

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place.