The tables illustrate the proportion of working-age population, broken down by genders, as well as the average age at which young people took part in employment in the United Kingdom in 2008.
Overall, both men and women participated in the workforce at the 35-49 age group, whereas the teenagers age group (16-25) remained the least, only one-fifth for males and approximately 12% for females. In addition, the participation rate in employment was higher among male children and female children in most of the early stage of life.
According to the first table, both male and female at the age of 35-49 were the main segment of the labour force, accounting for more or less 80% each. Following that, the 50-59 age group maintained the second, with 80% of women involved, which was 10% higher than the figure of men. Evidently, women pursued career more than men, except for the 16-25 age group and the 60+ age group.
Regarding the second chart, the figure showed that boys enjoyed in occupation more than girls. Additionally, young males engaged in work in the age of 6-25 were higher than young female. By contrast, the 0-5 age group demonstrate the opposite. Both young men and women in this age represented the same, at roughly 60%.
