The bar chart illustrates the percentages of American adults in different fields of employment in the years 2003 and 2013.
Overall, it is apparent that the majority of adults worked in the business sector in both years. Additionally, the proportion of self-employed individuals increased dramatically by the end of the period.
Looking at the information in more detail, the percentage of employees in the hotel industry was less than 4% in 2003 and increased more than threefold ten years later. Notably, the figures for the building industry and educational training also rose sharply and almost reached 20% in 2013. However, the percentage of adults employed in the medical field experienced a dramatic decline from 2003, as the proportion reduced by half to 10% over the period shown.
Regarding other details, in 2003, there were only approximately 12% of self-employed adults in the US, and its percentage rose significantly to around 32% in 2013. Meanwhile, the figure for unemployed people had the same percentage of adults as the latter category in the beginning of the period, but its proportion reduced by half to 5%. Moreover, it can be noticed that the percentage of workers in the business sector experienced the most significant decline across all other categories, dropping from about 46% to 27% in 2013.