The bar charts provide information about the proportions of men and women aged 60-64 who were employed in four different countries in the years 1970 and 2000.
Overall, there is a clear decline in the employment percentages of men across all countries over the years. Japan had the highest percentage of both men and women in employment in both years. In contrast, Belgium was unable to provide work for older women in either year.
From the first chart, we see that in Japan, nearly 84% of men worked in the age group of 60 to 64, but this number decreased to 76% in 2000. Surprisingly, 79% of men were employed in Belgium in 1970, but after 30 years, this figure had dropped to only 19%. The USA and Australia both had a similar employment rate for men, around 74%.
In the second chart, the USA and Australia are the only countries where the employment rate for women increased, rising from 18% to 19% and from 36% to 38%, respectively. The employment rate for women in Belgium was negligible in both years, hovering around 8%. Japan, on the other hand, successfully provided jobs for women, with employment rates of approximately 43% in 1970 and 40% in 2000.