The pie chart depicts the employment distribution of labour forces in Australia in 2003, categorized by birthplace, namely Australia, English-speaking countries (ESC), and non-English-speaking countries (NESC), while the line graph delineates unemployment rates for these worker groups between 1993 and 2003.
Overall, native workers accounted for the majority of Australia’s workforce. In addition, unemployment rates regarding birthplaces witnessed a descending tendency, with NESC taking the predominant position during the researched period.
Considering the distribution of the workforce in Australia, Australia-borne workers constituted the largest proportion of the labour market, at roughly three-quarters. In comparison, the significantly inferior data of employed workers in the two remaining origins were NECS and ESC, with the figures being at 14% and 10% respectively.
A closer look at the unemployment rates of these three types of birthplaces from 1993 to 2003 reveals that in the first year, those originating from non-English-speaking nations made up the highest percentage of approximately 7%, compared to 4% of Australia and 3% of ESC. From that time onwards, both three categories followed the same downward pattern, with NESC having experienced a substantial plummet to 3%. Similarly, there was a dramatic decline of half the figures for both native Australians and English-speaking-country citizens, with ESC ranking the lowest, similar to its position in workforce distribution data.