The pie charts present the composition of the workforce in the UK in 1988 and 2012.
Overall
, male full-time employees made up the majority of the workforce, Linking Words
whereas
male part-time employees had the smallest share in both years.
In terms of full-time employment, male workers accounted for 53% in 1988 and 47% in 2012. Linking Words
Although
the proportion decreased slightly, the total number rose from 12.54 Linking Words
million
to 13.79 Use synonyms
million
. Meanwhile, the percentage of female full-time workers experienced a major growth by 7 percentage points to reach 26% and its absolute number Use synonyms
also
increased significantly (4.48 Linking Words
million
to 7.70 Use synonyms
million
), making it the largest increase Use synonyms
compare
to the other categories.
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By comparison
, the proportion of the male part-time labour force recorded a small rise by only one percentage point, from 6% (1.55 Linking Words
million
) to 7% (2.13 Use synonyms
million
). Use synonyms
On the other hand
, there was a decline in the share of female part-time jobs from 22% to 20%, Linking Words
while
its total number increased moderately from 5.26 Linking Words
million
to 5.98 Use synonyms
million
.Use synonyms