The table presents the number of people who worked in certain sectors, broken down by age group.
Overall
, manufacturing attracted the largest workforce, Linking Words
whereas
accountancy recorded the smallest, remaining the least popular sector across all groups.
Employment in agriculture rose steadily with age, from 5 to 9. Similar patterns were Linking Words
also
seen in local government and manufacturing, rising from 8 to 18 for the former and 12 to 23 for the latter. Linking Words
Moreover
, the majority of those aged 40-65 entered manufacturing. Linking Words
In contrast
, the legal field employed the same number of employees regardless of age, at 4. As for accountancy, the youngest and oldest groups recorded equal levels at three each, marginally higher than 25-40-year-olds at 2.
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By comparison
, 23 workers aged 18-25 were employed in retail, Linking Words
while
only seven came from the middle group and six from the oldest. The health sector saw similar values across all ages, with 12 each for those under 25 and above 40, three points higher than the 25-40. Linking Words
Lastly
, catering hired more people aged 25-40 at 8, double that of those over 40.Linking Words