Band 6+: The bar chart shows the proportion of men and women aged 60-64 employed in four different countries in 1997 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given bar chart illustrates the proportion of men and women aged 60-64 in employment industry between the years 1970 and 2000. The figures are measured in percentage.

Overall, it can be seen that men equal the most significant proportion in terms of occupation with Japan being the highest, whereas Belgium accounted for the least in the final year. As for women, employment rates in Japan was the highest, while Belgium remained the lowest over the period.

In terms of elderly workers in Japan, the proportion for both men and women were 85% and 43% in 1970, before it decreases moderately to 74% and 40% in 2000. Older male employees in USA stood at 73% in the first year and by the final year this percentage fell dramatically to 55%. Conversely, for women, the proportion rose slightly from 36% to 39%.

Following this, in Belgium, men aged 60-64 in career industry drop dramatically from 79% to roughly 19% in 2000, while for women the proportion fell minimally from 8% to 7%, respectively. Jobs were popular in Australia for elderly men compared to women, which comprised of 76% and 16% in 1970, to 19% and 18% in 2000.