The chart illustrates the number of people employed in five types of work in a particular region of Australia in 2001 and 2008.
Overall, sales had the highest number of employees in both years compared to other types of work, while farming had the lowest figure. Employment in sales, computing, and nursing experienced a significant increase. However, accounting and farming declined over the period.
Upon closer examination of the information, the number of people employed in sales stood at 150,000 in 2001 and reached 165,000 in the subsequent year. The total number of people employed in computing started at 58,000 in the initial year and increased substantially to 78,000 after seven years. The number of people employed in nursing was recorded at 50,000 and rose to 62,000 from 2001 to 2008.
Turning to the remaining categories, the number of people in employment initially stood at 69,000 in 2001 before declining slightly to 62,000 in 2008. Finally, the employment figure commenced at 22,000 and declined to 19,000 between 2001 and 2008.
