The bar chart illustrates the number of people employed in five different types of work in Australia between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, it is evident that the number of employees accounted for significant increases in the sales, computing, and nursing categories over the period, while the accounting and farming sectors experienced a decrease.
In greater detail, the proportion of the highest employees in the sales, computing, and nursing groups. The sales sector had the highest number of employees, rising from 1,800,000 in 2001 to just over 1,950,000 in 2008. Similarly, the computing category started at 1,000,000 in 2001, compared with this number, which saw a steady increase to just under 1,100,000 in 2008. The nursing sector rose notably, with just over 40,000 in 2001 to 50,000 in 2008.
In contrast, both accounting and farming groups experienced declines. The accounting sector has a higher share of people employed, with 90,000 in 2001, while this figure declined significantly to 80,000 in 2008. Lastly, the farming sector saw a dramatic increase of just over 30,000 in 2001, compared with a notable decrease to 20,000 in 2008.
