The pie chart illustrates the proportion of workers by language background, while the line graph shows unemployment rates in three countries. Overall, Australians accounted for the largest proportion of workers, whereas English-speaking people represented the smallest group. As for the line graph, although unemployment rates in Spain and Italy showed a downward trend to varying degrees, the figure for Germany increased.
To begin with the pie chart, Australians accounted for the largest proportion of the workforce, representing approximately three quarters of all workers. Non-English-speaking and English-speaking workers made up much smaller shares, accounting for 13% and 11% respectively. Combined, these two groups represented around a quarter of the total workforce.
Turning to the line graph, unemployment rates in the three countries showed different patterns over the period. Spain experienced a downward trend overall, although its unemployment rate reached a peak of 18% before declining to approximately 9% by the end of the period. The figure for Italy remained relatively stable throughout the period, despite rising to around 12% in 1999. In contrast, Germany followed the opposite pattern, with its unemployment rate increasing from 4% in 1991 to about 11% in 2005, while experiencing some fluctuations. By 1999, the figure for Germany had overtaken that of Spain.