The table illustrates the percentage of employed men and women across in four sectors -catering, banking, manufacturing, and education- in three decades (1986, 1996, and 2006). Overall, men and women contrasting employment patterns across sectors. Manufacturing declined slightly both genders, especially among women, while education remained the dominant sector for women, with a steady increase over time. Additionally, banking experienced notable growth for both sexes, whereas catering was stable for women but rose slightly for men.
In 1986, manufacturing was initially dominant between male employment (32%), but this figure dropped sharply to 21% in 1996 and further to 17% in 2006. A similar patterns but more pronounced decrease among women from 18% to 6% in 2006. In contrast, employment in banking increased slightly in both sexes, with men increasing from 11% in 1986 to 21% in 2006, and women from 12% to 19%
Employment in catering remained stable share of female employment over the period (26%), but among man experienced slightly growth from 16% in 1986 to 22% in 1996 and remaining unchanged over the timeframe. Education was consistently the largest sector for women, growing from 33% in 1986 to 38% over the year, while men showed a modest increase from 13% to 15%.