Band 7+: The chart shows the unemployment situation in Australia in the year 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The line graph illustrates the proportion of jobless employees in Australia in 2012.

Overall, it is clear that the percentage of of out-of-work people in Australian urban areas witnessed an upward trend, while the opposite was true for the portion of these people in rural areas. Furthermore, the highest figure can be seen in the data on the unemployment rate in rural areas over the period.

Between the 1st and 2nd quarters, despite registering the highest figure at around 7 in the intial quarter, the percentage of the unemployment rate in Australian rural areas experienced a sharp decrease of approximately 3%. In contrast, there was a moderate escalation of around 2% in the proportion of jobless people in Australian urban areas.

In the subsequent two quarters, the unemployment proportion in Australian rural areas grew slightly to around 5.2% before remaining unchanged over the period. Likewise, the percentage of out-of-work residents in urban areas saw a sharp increase from above 2% to around 5%, despite fluctuations, over the period.