The graph demonstrates the proportion of Australian workers in various industries over 50 years, from 1962 to 2012.
Overall
, the most significant growth is seen in the service sector. Linking Words
On the other hand
, the workforce in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors decreased at a comparatively slower rate.
The growth of job holders in the services sector amounts to approximately 27%, from nearly 52% in 1962, to almost 79% in 2012. Linking Words
Similarly
, construction and mining sectors grew slightly, from nearly 9% and 2% in 1962 to almost 4% and 10% in 2012, respectively. Linking Words
However
, that was not the case for factory and farm workers, as the percentage of the working class in manufacturing industries decreased from close to 25% in 1962 to 10% in 2010. The number of farmers reduced to less than 5% in 2010 from a little over 11% in 1962. Mining, Linking Words
on the other hand
, was almost as popular as it was half a century agoLinking Words
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growth was only 1-2% over the years.Punctuation problem
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