The provided bar chart shows the number of jobs in restaurants, hotels, sport and leisure, and travel and tour industries between 1989 and 2009 in one UK city.
Overall, what stands out is that, albeit, to varying degrees, the figures for restaurants and travel and tour saw an upward trend, while the reverse was true for that of sport and leisure. The number of jobs in hotel industry, however, experienced several fluctuations. It is noteworthy that the figure for restaurants was the highest compared to others, except one year, when it was overtaken by the figure of hotels. Meanwhile, the lowest figure was for travel and tour, except one year.
Focusing on the upward trends, particularly on the number of jobs in restaurants, it could be said that it increased significantly from 1989 to 2004 accounting for about 1100 and around 1300, respectively. Moreover, 2004 was the peak of this figure and the highest number in the given timespan. In 2009, however, there was a noticeable decline (approximately 1300 jobs). Turning to the jobs in travel and tour industry, it started and ended the given period as the lowest figure. In 1989 there were 800 jobs in travel and tour industry. It reached its peak in 1999 at just above 1000, but it went down following years; eventually, stood at 400 jobs in 2009.
When it comes to the downward trend, namely the figure of jobs available in sport and leisure, there were about 900 jobs in 1989, and declined slightly (nearly 700 jobs). The pattern was the same for 1999 and 2004, at just above 1000 and around 900, respectively.
Regarding the number of jobs in hotel industry, it reached its peak in 1994 accounting for 1400, but it declined slightly year by year, reaching around 1010 at the end.