The bar graph illustrates information about female unemployment levels in four different areas of the United Kingdom—England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland—in 2013 and 2014.
Overall, the percentages of unemployed females in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales decreased over the period, whereas Scotland experienced an increase instead. Notably, England was initially the clear leader in the female unemployment rate, which was overtaken by Scotland a year later.
To begin with, in 2013, England accounted for the highest percentage, at 6.8%, dropping to 6.5% by 2014. A similar but more pronounced change occurred in Wales, declining marginally from 5.4% in 2013 to 5% in 2014. In the same vein, the proportion of unemployed females in Northern Ireland decreased from 5.6% to 4.6% during the one-year period—the steepest downward trend in the entire data set.
In stark contrast, the proportion for the remaining country—Scotland—showed an opposite trend, increasing over the period. In 2013, Scotland recorded 6.1% of jobless females; however, by 2014, the figure rose noticeably to 6.7%, surpassing England and becoming the highest rate in the graph.