The charts give information about employment in the UK in 1998 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given charts illustrate proportation of

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and women working full-time and part-time in the UK in 1988 and 2012.

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, either in 1988 or 2012,

Men

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held the majority of labour, comparing with female. After 24 years,　there were an additional over 5000 people who joined the workforce, bringing the total

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of working employees to 29,600 . In 1988, there were 12,539

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working

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full-time

, evaluating to 53% of the labour force,

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there were only 19% women, which is 19% working as full-time employees. In 2012, the percentage of full-time working women increased to 26%.

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, in part time term, we observed the remarkable distinction in

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in 2 genders.

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the

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of part-time employees of both genders has increased slightly,

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still held a significantly higher

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than

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, which is threefold compared to the other gender.