The bar graph compares information about the number of people recruited by five types of jobs in a specific Australian region between 2001 and 2008.
The number of employees in the sales section emerged as the dominant profession, accounting for just under 155 thousand in 2001 and being the only job to employ more than 100 thousand. These numbers had grown to 165,000 workers by 2008, maintaining its supreme. Similarly, computing and nursing recruited more people over time, despite starting at a lower number of around 60,000 individuals for each. By 2008, the former had raised its number of employees by 20,000, the largest growth gap in the chart, and the latter witnessed mere growth, around 5 thousand.
The number of individuals with jobs in the remaining fields – accounting and farming – fell out of favor as time passed. The number of accountants experienced a decline to 50,000 from 60,000, ranking penultimate in the list of jobs. Finally, the lowest-ranking agriculture industry registered a marked decline, albeit more dramatically, to a chart low of 20 thousand workers in 2008 from 30 thousand farmers in 2001.
Upon closer inspection of the bars, it is evident that 3 out of 5 countries – sales, computing, and nursing – attracted more and more people over time, while the reverse was true for others. Interestingly, working in the field of sales engrossed by far and away the largest number of workers even after 7 years.