The bar chart compares the proportion of people working in five different jobs in a particular town of Australia between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, the share of people working in sales, computing, and nursing exhibited an upward trend over the period, while the reverse was true in the case of accounting and farming. It’s also clear that more people opted for sales in both years compared to other types of occupation, whereas farming was the least favorable option for them.
Starting with jobs that saw an increase in the number of workers, sales experienced a growth of approximately 4,000 in 2008. Meanwhile, a substantial increase was observed in the count of people choosing computing, growing from nearly 60,000 in the initial year to just under 80,000 in the second year. While that for working in hospitals as a nurse saw a slight increase of 2,000 by 2008, accounting for exactly 60,000.
In contrast, the remaining two employment sectors, accounting and farming, experienced declines. The figure of accountants fell from approximately 62,000 to a mere of 3,000 by the end of the period. However, farming followed a different pattern, seeing a more pronounced decrease from about 24,000 to just under 20,000 in the second year.