The pie chart breaks down the workforce of Australia by place of birth in 2003, and the line graph shows changes in the percentage of unemployed population by the same measure from 1993 to 2003. Overall, it is clear that the largest proportion of Australian workforce was native-born and that unemployment levels decreased for all three demographics, albeit to varying degrees.
In terms of workforce distribution, a whopping 76% of workers in Australia were born in this country in 2003, making up the largest percentage. Rounding out the list were those born in non-English-speaking countries (NESC) and English-speaking countries (ESC), with respective shares of 14% and 10%.
When looking at unemployment trends, the percentage of unemployed people born in NESC was consistently the highest. Starting at 7% in 1993, it almost halved by 1999, which was then followed by a period of fluctuation before decreasing to 2.5% in 2003. In contrast, a more varied pattern emerges in the other two groups. The unemployment level of the Australian-born population decreased from 4% to 3% in the first two years. However, it then leveled off at about 3.7% until 1999 before decreasing to a mere 2% by the end of the period. The figure for ESC almost exactly mirrored this fluctuating trend, falling from about 3.8% in 1993 to approximately 1.5% in 2003, which marked the lowest unemployment level.