The two bar charts show the percentage of men and women who were employed in three countries: Australia, Japan, and Ireland, for the years 2005 and 2015.
Overall, male employment rates were consistently higher than female rates in all three nations and both years. Japan had the highest male employment rate in both 2005 and 2015. There was an increase in the employment rate for both genders in Australia and Ireland, but not for men in Japan.
In 2005, Japan had the highest percentage of employed men, at approximately 75%. This figure dropped slightly to around 70% in 2015. Ireland’s male employment rate was around 68% in 2005 and increased to 70% in 2015. In Australia, male employment saw a rise from 62% in 2005 to 70% in 2015.
Regarding female employment, in 2005, the highest rate was in Ireland at about 45%, while Australia followed closely at 38%. Japan recorded the lowest rate for women in 2005, at about 30%. By 2015, the female employment rate in Ireland increased to 50%. Australia saw a substantial rise in female employment, reaching around 55%. Japan’s female employment rate also increased to approximately 35% in 2015.