The chart provides information about the number of hired workers in various job sectors within a region of Australia from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, the number of individuals employed in sales, computing, and nursing increased, while the opposite trend was observed in accounting and farming. Notably, the sales sector remained the largest employer in both years, whereas farming had the fewest workers.
Focusing on the upward trends, in 2001, the sales sector dominated the job market with 160,000 employees, and this number increased to a peak of around 175,000 in 2008. Similarly, the computing sector experienced significant growth, starting with 60,000 employees in 2001 and rising to 90,000 by 2008. An upward trend was also observed in nursing, where the number of workers began at 40,000 and steadily rose to 60,000 by 2008.
In contrast, the number of people working in accounting declined from 60,000 to 40,000 over the same period. Farming had the smallest workforce in both years, and the number of individuals employed in this sector nearly halved during the period.