2 July 2025, The charts give information about employment in the UK in 1988 and 2012.

2 July 2025, The charts give information about employment in the UK in 1988 and 2012.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for 2 July 2025, The charts give information about employment in the UK in 1988 and 2012.
The pie charts present the composition of the workforce in the UK in 1988 and 2012.
Overall
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, male full-time employees made up the majority of the workforce,
whereas
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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.
Although
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the proportion decreased slightly, the total number rose from 12.54
million
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to 13.79
million
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. Meanwhile, the percentage of female full-time workers experienced a major growth by 7 percentage points to reach 26% and its absolute number
also
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increased significantly (4.48
million
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to 7.70
million
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), making it the largest increase
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to the other categories.
By comparison
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, the proportion of the male part-time labour force recorded a small rise by only one percentage point, from 6% (1.55
million
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) to 7% (2.13
million
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).
On the other hand
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, there was a decline in the share of female part-time jobs from 22% to 20%,
while
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its total number increased moderately from 5.26
million
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to 5.98
million
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.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Employment rates
  • Workforce
  • Full-time employment
  • Part-time employment
  • Economic sectors
  • Technological advancements
  • Demographics
  • Unemployment
  • Labor market
  • Job creation
  • Economic growth
  • Gender disparity
  • Age cohort
  • Manufacturing sector
  • Service industry
  • Economic downturn
  • Government initiatives
  • Employment trends
  • Financial crisis
  • Economic policy
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