Band 6+: The graph below shows female unemployment rates in each country of the United Kingdom in 2013 and 2014. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of unemployed women in four different countries of the UK in 2013 and 2014.

It is clear that while the percentage of female unemployment decreased slightly in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the figure in Scotland increased gradually.

In 2013, the proportion of female joblessness in England was the highest, at 6.8%. The figure for Scotland was the second, at 6.1%. Wales and Northern Ireland had the same figure, at 5.4% and 5.6% respectively.

In 2014, there was an slowly increase to 6.7% in the percentage of female unemployment in Scotland, which had the highest proportion among four countries. By contrast, the figure for England, Wales and Northern Ireland fall down to 6.5%, 5% and 5.6% respectively.