The table below shows the percentage of working men and women in different areas of employment in one country in 1986, 1996 and 2006. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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genders in 4 fields of employment in a country in 1986, 1996 and 2006.

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, it can be observed that the banking and education of

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sexes experienced an upward trend, the manufacturing industry of

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genders underwent a downward trend and catering’s

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just remained

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increased.

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consistently predominant and the manufacturing industry of

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had the lowest percentage throughout the period. Beginning with the fields in which

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sexes increased during the timeframe. With respect to banking, the

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rose significantly from 11% in 1986 to 21% in 2006

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rose palpably to 19% by 2006.

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, regarding education, the

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just increased gradually from 13% to 15% by 2006 and the

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went up moderately to 38% by the end of the timeframe. Moving onto the remaining areas of employment in a country. In connection with the manufacturing industry, the

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declined dramatically from 32% in 1986 to 17% in 2006,

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diminished considerably to 6% by 2006. Concurrently, concerning catering, the

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climbed tangibly to 22%

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only remained stable during the period.