The given line graph compare the percentage of jobless wokers across the European Union as whole with the proportions in three occupational groups, Professional, Manual and Self-employed between 1990 and 1999.
Overall, the unemployment rate in the EU recored a substantial growth. Manual and Self-employed recored upward trends, while experts remained relatively stable despite fluctuations.
Looking at the data, Self-employed ranked third at precisely 6% in 1990, then experienced a minimal rise before dipping steadily to around 5% in 1992. Its rate skyrocketed consistently to 12% in 1995 before remaning unchanged until 1999. After experiencing that significant increase, Self-employed became the largest factor to the umemployment rate in the EU. As a result, the percentage of jobless wokers across the European Union as whole underwent a significant growth. This figure stood at nearly 5%, and then fluctuated before reaching a peak of over 12% in 1997, and felling to exactly 10% by 1999.
Regarding the remaining two categories, Manual workers topped the list at approxiamtely 7% in 1990, and grew substantially before hitting a peak of around 14% in 1994. This figure fell sharply to over 8% and stayed the same until 1998 before rebouning to nearly one in ten by the end of the period. Fianlly, Professional workers accounted for the lowest percentage at around 2% in 1990, and saw noticeable changes before returning to its initial figure by the endof the period.