The chart below shows the number of people employed in five types of work in one region of Australia in 2001 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart shows employment levels in five different occupations in a particular region of Australia in the years 2001 and 2008.

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it is clear that

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sales were the dominant sector in terms of the number of staff,

while

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farming had the fewest employees. Over the period, many sectors either grew or experienced minimal changes,

whereas

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farming recorded the greatest fall.

To begin

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with, the highest number was seen with sales professionals, standing at around 150000 in 2001 and rising slightly to about 160000 in 2008, thereby maintaining its clear lead. Following that, just under 60000 people were employed in computing, and

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figure rose modestly to more than 60000 workers in 2008.

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, the nursing sector demonstrated a similar upward trend, climbing from approximately 50000 to just under 60000.

On the contrary

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, the accounting sector remained relatively unchanged throughout the period, employing nearly 60000 workers across both years.

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, agriculture documented the lowest figure across all categories, declining from more than 20000 to roughly 190000.