The given graph illustrates how many residents worked in five kinds of occupations in one particular area of Australia in the years 2001 and 2008.
Overall, while those who worked in sales, computing, and nursing witnessed a rise, declines were seen in the figures for accounting and farming. It is also clear that while the numbers of people working in sales remained the highest in both 2001 and 2008, the opposite trend was true for farming.
Looking first at categories with increases, the most popular occupation in 2001 in one region in Australia was sales, with a figure of about 150,000 workers, followed by a slight rise to just over 160,000 workers in 2008. The same gap was seen in the figure for nursing, as about 50,000 people worked in this occupation in 2001, which increased slightly to just under 60,000 workers in the next 7 years. The number of employees working in computing in 2001 was equal to that in nursing in 2001, after which the figure for computing rose considerably to just under 80,000 workers during the next 7-year period.
As for the other categories witnessing decreases, the number of workers doing accounting in 2001 was approximately 70,000 people, before falling slightly to about 55,000 workers in the next 7 years. The bigger gap was seen in the figure for farming, as about 30,000 individuals were employed in this area in 2001, declining to 20,000 workers in 2008.