The table below shows employment patterns for males and females in New Zealand in 1993 and 2003 Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided table illustrates the

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distribution of male and female

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across six different sectors in New Zealand over a decade, between 1993 and 2003.

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, the data reveals significant shifts in employment trends for both genders. A detailed comparison of the 1993 and 2003 data shows that the most notable increases occurred in the business sector, where the

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of female

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surged by 21% (from 1% to 22%) and male

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by 18% (from 7% to 25%).

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, all three sectors—business, building, and social services—saw an increasing trend in employee numbers for both genders. The only exception was a 2% drop in male construction

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.

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, a dramatic decrease in the

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occurred in agriculture, with the male

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plunging by 30% (from 38% to 8%),

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the

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of female

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fell slightly by 2% (from 8% to 6%). In the services sector,

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the female

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remained high at 53% in 1993 and 36% in 2003, it experienced a 17% decrease. At the same time, the male

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sector saw a slight increase of 9% (from 22% to 31%).

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, in manufacturing, the

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of male

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had a negligible growth of just 1%,

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the

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of female

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dropped by half, from 25% in 1993 to 12% in 2003.