The given bar charts illustrate the information about the proportion of employed male and female Australians in 1984, 2001, and 2014.
In general, in view of the men, while the percentage of the 35-44 category remains relatively stable, those of the others experience considerable changes during the given years. As to their female counterparts, it can be seen that more women in this older group are willing to participate in the workforce.
With regard to the male chart, in 1984, there was only 40% of the 60-64 population employed, which, then, experienced a tremendous increase to over 60% 2 decades later. Conversely, the figure for the youngest group went through a notable decline of approximately 10% in the same period, down to around 50% in 2014. Regarding the middle-aged group, it maintained its position as the highest percentage throughout the surveyed years, at 80%.
On the other hand, in 1984, the teenage and 35-44 age groups of women are both of similar statistics, at around 60%. Nonetheless, the next two survey years saw increasing disparity between them, with the former remaining unchanged while the latter grew steadily to 80% in 2014. Similarly, the year 2014 also observed significantly more women in their early 60s taking up work, up to 40% in 2014 from just a low of 10% in 1984.