The given horizontal bar charts illustrate the percentage of males and females falling into the 60 to 64 age group in four distinct nations in 1970 and 2000. As is evident from the charts, men were constantly receiving a higher proportion of employment than that of women. Notably, all the figures for men witnessed overall decreases in employment, which were similar to that of women in Belgium and Japan.
In terms of men, Japanese men had the highest employment rate in 1970 at 85%, which subsequently saw a considerable decline to 74% in 2000. Undergoing similar trends, the figures for the USA and Australia were roughly similar, at about 74%, then the former experienced a dramatic drop to 55% and the latter witnessed a more significant decrease to 47% in 2000. It is discernible that the employment rate in Belgium recorded the most sharply decline, dropping from 79% in 1997 to 19% in 2000, ranking last.
With regard to women, 43% was the highest figure in 1970 and it was recorded in Japan, after which it slightly decreased to 405 in 2000. This was closely followed by the USA at 36% in 1970, and then it marginally increased by 3% in 2000. Moreover, the figures for Belgium and Australia started at 8% and 16% respectively in 1970. Subsequently, the former witnessed a minor drop of 1% in 2000, while the latter slightly increase by 2% in the same year