The graph compares employement rates in three sectors of the economy, in the UK, 2000-2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line chart depicts the percentage of people who worked in three different areas of the economy in the UK in a ten-

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period

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from 2000 to 2010.

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, what stands out from the graph is that there were increasing patterns in both the public

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and self-employed. Another interesting point is that the private

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recorded the highest rate in the initial

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, but saw a downward pattern, making it the lowest in the

last

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year

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. Looking at the details, the public

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began at just below 40% in 2000. Having remained stable for 3 years, the

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increased significantly to nearly 50% in 2005. Despite the considerable decrease in 2006, the

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increased gradually to the end of the

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, placing it in first position.

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, the self-employed started as the lowest

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at around 18%. at which point it fluctuated slightly over the first half of the

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, before growing sharply to its highest point at approximately 30%

at the end

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of the

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.

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, the private

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was observed as the highest

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, accounting for 48% in the initial

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. The

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then

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dropped strikingly, reaching 20% in the final

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, making it finish in the

last

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position.