The provided bar chart compares the percentages of women who were unemployed in the four countries of the United kingdom-England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland-in 2013 and 2014.
Overall, feamale unemployement declined in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, whereas Scotland was the only country to experience an increase. England recorded the highest rate in 2013, while Scotland has the highest figure in 2014.
In 2013, England had the highest female unemployement rate, at 6.8%, followed by Scotland at 6.1%. The corresponding figures for Northern Ireland and Wales were considereably lower, at 5.6% and 5.4%, respectively. Thus, the gap between the highest and lowest rates was 1.4 percentage points.
By 2014, Englands figure had fallen slightly to 6.5%, while Wales experienced a smaller decline, reaching 5.0%. Northern Ireland recorded the most substantial reduction, dropping from 5.6% to 4.6%, the lowest figure overall. In contrast, Scotlands unemployement rate rose from 6.1% to 6.7%, making it the highest among the four countries in 2014.
