The bar charts illustrate the proportion of individuals aged 60-64, including men and women, who worked in four different countries in 1970 and 2000.
Overall, the employment percentage for men witnessed an upward trend in 2000 compared to 1970. Notably, Japan reported the largest employment rate over the period, while the figure for Belgium experienced the most striking growth. Subsequently, the working patterns for women were highly different from those of men. Women aged 60-64 in employment in Belgium accounted for the lowest percentage, whereas that of Japan stood at the highest rate.
In 1970, the percentage of men aged 60 to 64 in employment in four countries—Belgium, the USA, Japan, and Australia—reported 19%, 55%, 74%, and 47%, respectively. This means that the employment rate in Japan was the greatest figure. In 2000, the figures experienced a considerable change, rising to 79% in Belgium, 73% in the USA, 86% in Japan, and 76% in Australia.
As for women, in the initial period, the women’s labour percentage showed 7% for Belgium, 38% for the USA, 40% for Japan, and 18% for Australia. However, the figures underwent changing patterns. While Belgium and Japan witnessed an upward trend, reaching 8% and 43%, respectively, the employment percentage of the remaining countries, USA and Australia, dropped slightly from 38% to 36% in the former and 18% to 16% in the latter country in 2000.